Ron Groce

{{Short description|American football player (1954–2018)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ron Groce

| image =

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| number = 47

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|7|1}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|3|21|1954|7|1}}

| death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 211

| high_school = Minneapolis (MN) Central

| college = Macalester

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 15

| draftpick = 428

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1976}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1978}})*

| highlights =

| pfr = GrocRo00

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Ron Groce (July 1, 1954 – March 21, 2018) was an American football running back. He played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrocRo00.htm |title=Ron Groce Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2020-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/rongroce/2515423/profile |title=Ron Groce, RB |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2020-04-10}}

He died on March 21, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at age 63.{{cite web|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-send-condolences-to-family-of-ron-groce-20483285 |title=Vikings Send Condolences to Family of Ron Groce |publisher=Vikings.com |date=2018-03-23 |access-date=2020-04-10}}