Ronnie Jerome Ghent (born January 5, 1980) is a former
American football
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fullback and former head coach of the
Central Florida Jaguars of
American Indoor Football
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(AIF). He was signed by the
Philadelphia Eagles as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2004. He played
college football at
Louisville
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...
.
Ghent has also been a member of the
Cincinnati Bengals,
New Orleans Saints
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,
New York Sentinels
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and
Hartford Colonials.
Early years
Ghent attended
Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-year letterman and as a senior, he was named as a first-team All-Polk County selection by the Tampa Tribune. Ghent graduated in 1999.
Coaching career
On November 24, 2015, it was announced that Ghent would return to his hometown of Lakeland to serve as the inaugural head coach for the
Central Florida Jaguars of
American Indoor Football
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The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the East Coast of the United ...
.
References
External links
*
Louisville Cardinals bio
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida
Players of American football from Florida
American football tight ends
Louisville Cardinals football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Cincinnati Bengals players
New Orleans Saints players
New York Sentinels players
Hartford Colonials players
Orlando Predators players
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