Ron Egloff

Ronald Barry Egloff (born October 3, 1955) is a former

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, who played eight seasons in the

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(NFL) for the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers. He started his sports career at Plymouth-Salem High School in Plymouth, Michigan. Egloff played and received his varsity letters for football and basketball from 1970-73. He was not recruited by a major university, so he was a "walk-on" and played

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at the

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. He went undrafted in the

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, and visited several teams before landing a try-out with the

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. For his rookie year, 1977-78, the Broncos won their first

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and went to Super Bowl XII in

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against the

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and lost, 27-10. After football, he was a partner in the restaurant Jackson Hole Sports Grill for twenty years. Ron is married to his wife Julee. They have three children: Dayton, Adam, and Elliott. 1955 births Living people Players of American football from Michigan American football tight ends Wisconsin Badgers football players Denver Broncos players San Diego Chargers players {{Tightend-1950s-stub