:Ron Egloff

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ron Egloff

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Ron Egloff in 1982

| number = 85, 84

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|10|3}}

| birth_place = Garden City, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 230

| high_school = Plymouth-Salem (MI)

| college = Wisconsin

| undraftedyear = 1977

| pastteams =

Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1977|1983}})
San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1984}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 105

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 75

| statlabel3 = Receiving yards

| statvalue3 = 839

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 4

| pfr = EgloRo00

}}

Ronald Barry Egloff (born October 3, 1955) is a former American football tight end, who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers.

High school career

Egloff attended Plymouth-Salem High School in Plymouth, Michigan, where he earned varsity letters for football and basketball from 1970 to 1973.{{cn|date=November 2024}} As a junior, he caught 25 passes for 385 yards and four touchdowns, earning Detroit Free Press first-team all-suburban honors.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/158891441/|title=All-Suburban Gridders Are Brainy, Too|first=Hal|last=Schram|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 27, 1971|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} As a senior, Egloff caught 30 passes for 458 yards on offense while averaging 15 tackles a game on defense as a linebacker, earning Detroit Free Press first-team all-suburban and second-team all-metro honors.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/101282654/|title=FP All-Suburban Has College Look|first=Hal|last=Schram|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 22, 1972|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=28|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/158891835/|title=1972 Free Press All-Metro|first=Hal|last=Schram|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 25, 1972|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=24|via=Newspapers.com}} He committed to play college football at the University of Wisconsin, signing his National Letter of Intent in April 1973.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal/158892374/|title=Jardine's List Grows|first=Tom|last=Butler|work=Wisconsin State Journal|date=April 6, 1973|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=23|via=Newspapers.com}}

College career

Egloff had one reception as a sophomore in 1974 – a diving nine-yard touchdown catch in a 21–20 win over Nebraska.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal/158892627/|title=First-Rate Badgers Nip Fourth-Rated Nebraska|first=Tom|last=Butler|work=Wisconsin State Journal|date=September 22, 1974|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=25|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-times/158892221/|title=Jardine Starts Search for Quarterback, Defensive Ends|first=Robb|last=Johnson|work=The Capital Times|date=April 5, 1975|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}} As a junior, he made eight catches for 78 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ron-egloff-1.html|title=Ron Egloff College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=November 12, 2024}} As a senior in 1976, Egloff was the team's second-leading receiver with 20 catches for 308 yards and four touchdowns, earning an invitation to play in the Blue–Gray Football Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal/158892794/|title=Egloff, Canada get all-star bids|work=Wisconsin State Journal|date=December 4, 1976|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=21|via=Newspapers.com}}

Professional career

After going unselected in the 1977 NFL draft, Egloff signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-times/158891926/|title=Former Badger Egloff enjoys Super feeling|first=Mike|last=Lucas|work=The Capital Times|date=January 10, 1978|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}} In his first year, the Broncos won their first AFC Championship and went to Super Bowl XII in New Orleans against the Dallas Cowboys and lost, 27–10.

On September 12, 1984, Egloff was signed by the San Diego Chargers following a brief "retirement" by Kellen Winslow.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times/158893770/|title=Egloff hopes for better rewards from Chargers|first=Tom|last=Shanahan|work=Oceanside Blade-Tribune|date=November 6, 1984|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=17|via=Newspapers.com}} Egloff was one of four tight ends on the roster until he was waived on October 12. He was subsequently re-signed by San Diego on October 23 following injuries to the other three tight ends.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wausau-daily-herald/158893806/|title=San Diego signs former Badger Ron Egloff|work=Wausau Daily Herald|agency=Associated Press|date=October 24, 1984|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} Egloff played 12 games and made 11 catches that season.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-county-times/158893942/|title=Chargers start their 1985 youth movement|work=Oceanside Blade-Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 1985|access-date=November 12, 2024|page=19|via=Newspapers.com}} He was subsequently released by the Chargers in July 1985.

Personal life

Two of Egloff's brothers played college football: Randy at Yale and Dick at Arizona State. After football, Egloff was a partner in the restaurant Jackson Hole Sports Grill for twenty years. He is married to his wife Julee. They have three children: Dayton, Adam, and Elliott.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

References

Category:1955 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Michigan

Category:American football tight ends

Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players

Category:Denver Broncos players

Category:San Diego Chargers players

Category:20th-century American sportsmen