Jim Ringo

Jim Ringo

circa 1966
No. 51, 54
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1931-11-21)November 21, 1931 Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	November 19, 2007(2007-11-19) (aged 75) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg, New Jersey)
College:	Syracuse
NFL draft:	1953 / round: 7 / pick: 79
Career history
As a player:
Green Bay Packers (1953–1963) Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1967)
As a coach:
Chicago Bears (1969–1971) Offensive line Buffalo Bills (1972–1976) Offensive line Buffalo Bills (1976–1977) Head coach New England Patriots (1978) Offensive line New England Patriots (1979–1981) Offensive coordinator / offensive line Los Angeles Rams (1982) Offensive line New York Jets (1983–1984) Offensive line Buffalo Bills (1985–1988) Offensive coordinator
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1961, 1962) 7× First-team All-Pro (1957–1963) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1964, 1966) 10× Pro Bowl (1957–1965, 1967) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 187 Coaching record: 3–20 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Record at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

James Stephen Ringo^[1] (November 21, 1931 – November 19, 2007) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played 15 years as a center for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles, earning 10 Pro Bowl selections.^[2][3] He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

Ringo played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen (now Orange) and was selected in the seventh round of the 1953 NFL draft. A member of two NFL championship teams with Green Bay, Ringo was named to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame as well as the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.