Ron Copeland

{{Short description|American athlete (1946–1975)}}

{{For|the politician|Ron Copeland (politician)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ron Copeland

| position = Wide receiver

| number = 36

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|10|3}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age |mf=yes|1975|5|22|1946|10|3}}

| death_place = Walnut, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 196

| high_school = Susan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)

| college = UCLA

| draftyear = 1969

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 169

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1969}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-Pac-8 (1968)

| pfr = CopeRo20

}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1967 Winnipeg | 4 × 100 metres relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver | 1967 Tokyo | 110 metres hurdles}}

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Ronald Wayne Copeland Sr. (October 3, 1946 – May 22, 1975) was an American hurdler, sprinter, and American football wide receiver. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears in 1969.

Copeland won three NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles for the UCLA Bruins track and field team, winning the 110 m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1966 NCAA University Division outdoor track and field championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=15 |title=110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=18 |title=4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}} {{Cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ncaam4x1.pdf |title=Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1 |website=Track and Field News |access-date=28 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=19 |title=4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}} {{Cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ncaam4x4.pdf |title=Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4 |website=Track and Field News |access-date=28 December 2024}}