Ronald Clifton Bolton (born April 16, 1950, in
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Din ...
) is a former National Football League defensive back and current college football coach. He is an alumnus of
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 a ...
, where he played college football. Bolton played from 1972 to 1975
for the New England Patriots and played from 1976 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns.
During his coaching career, he served as an assistant coach at Norfolk State University, Delaware State University and Liberty University. Bolton is currently a defensive backs
coach at Howard University.
References
External links
Player profile at clevelandbrowns.com
American football cornerbacks
New England Patriots players
Cleveland Browns players
Norfolk State Spartans football players
Players of American football from Virginia
Living people
1950 births
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