Ronnie "Bo" Lee (December 24, 1956 – March 26, 2023) was an American professional

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player who was an

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for 14 seasons in the

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(NFL), spending 10 seasons with the

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. He started his career as a

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Biography

Lee attended had

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(class of 1975; now known as Tyler High School) in Tyler, Texas. In high school he participated in football, basketball, track. In 2004, he was inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame. He played

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for the

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; and received a B.A. degree from

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. Lee died on March 26, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 66.

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