Eason Ramson (born April 30, 1956) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 30, 1956 Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Christian Brothers (Sacramento, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 12 / pick: 312 | ||||||||
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During his career, he won a Super Bowl with the 49ers and was also the last player in the team's history to wear number 80 before Jerry Rice.
A Sports Illustrated Beta Vault article by Chuck Barney recounts Ramson turning his life around after bouts with cocaine and the California corrections department.[1]
He is now a motivational speaker,[2] and is listed as a 2009 director at the Bayview YMCA [3] in the southeast corridor of San Francisco and a Director for the C.A.R.E. Program.
References
edit- ^ "Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor". Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ http://49ers.footballspeakers.com/h/ramson/index.php
- ^ "Bayview Hunter's Point Branch of the YMCA of San Francisco". Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
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