Ron McCartney

American football player (born 1954)

Ron McCartney
Career information
No. 56
Date of birth	(1954-07-20) July 20, 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Position(s)	Linebacker
US college	Tennessee
NFL draft	1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Drafted by	Los Angeles Rams^[1]
Career history
As player
1977–1979	Atlanta Falcons

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1975)

Ronnie L. McCartney (born July 20, 1954) is a former American football linebacker. After playing college football as a defensive end at the University of Tennessee, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with the 53rd pick of the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft.^[2]^[3]^[4] He spent the entire 1976 season with the Rams on the injured reserve list.^[5]^[6] After the Rams waived him before the 1977 season, he was picked up by the Falcons.^[5]^[6] He spent three seasons as a linebacker for the Falcons, playing in 45 games from 1977 through 1979.^[3] He recovered four fumbles during his career.^[3] The Falcons cut him before the 1980 season.^[7]

McCartney was named the outstanding defensive player of the 1974 Liberty Bowl with the University of Tennessee Volunteers.^[4]

References

^ "1976 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ron McCartney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Vols' McCartney Ready for War". Lakeland Ledger. October 15, 1975. p. 1B. Retrieved September 7, 2015 – via Google News.
^ ^a ^b "Bear Out for Season". The Milwaukee Sentinel. September 9, 1977. p. 12. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015 – via Google News.
^ ^a ^b "Falcons' Gilliam Latest Veteran to Put on Waivers". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. September 9, 1977. p. 2-C. Retrieved September 7, 2015 – via Google News.
^ "Falcons Cut Moriarty, Jones to Reach Mandatory 60 Limit". Rome News-Tribune. August 20, 1980. p. 6-A. Retrieved September 7, 2015 – via Google News.