Ron Wolfley
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 1962 Blasdell, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Orchard Park (Orchard Park, New York) | ||||||||
| College | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1985: 4th round, 104th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ronald Paul Wolfley (born October 14, 1962) is an American former professional football player nicknamed Wolf. Born in Blasdell, NY a suburb just outside of the Buffalo. He was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals from 1985 through 1991. Wolfley was selected four times to the Pro Bowl as a special teams captain.
Wolfley was a three-sport athlete at Orchard Park High School before transferring to Frontier High School his senior year. His play at running back earned him all-league honors, nomination for the Connolly Cup in 1980, and a roster spot on the South squad for the Kensington's Lion Club All-Star game, where he holds the records for the most carriers with 26 in the history of the event. Later in life, Wolfley's sports accomplishments were commemorated when he was inducted in 2012 into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Wolfley was awarded a scholarship to play collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Until early 2025, Wolfley co-hosted a midday sports talk show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM in Phoenix, Arizona with Luke Lapinski, entitled Wolf and Luke. Teamed with play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch, Wolfley was the color analyst on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network from 2005 to 2024.
Wolfley is the younger brother of former offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings.