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Ronnie Lee South (born May 8, 1945) is a former
American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
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for the
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of the
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(NFL). South played college football for the
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where he was a member of their 1965, 1966 and 1967 teams. South was taken in the fifth round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. On April 16, 1968, he signed his initial contract with the Saints to play as part of their 1968 New Orleans Saints season, 1968 season. South played with the team through their summer Training camp (National Football League), training camp, but was later released in August as part of the teams' final roster cuts. After the final cuts, South was signed to the Saints' practice squad. During their November 3 game against 1968 Dallas Cowboys season, Dallas, Saints starting quarterback Billy Kilmer injured his ankle. As such, South was elevated to the active roster to serve as backup to Karl Sweetan. As South was also a Punter (football), punter, then punter Tom McNeill was released from the team to make room for South on the active roster. In their game against 1968 Cleveland Browns season, Cleveland, Sweetan injured his ankle and South entered the game in the first quarter for his first series before Sweetan returned later. Sweetan was unable to complete the game, and in the fourth quarter South threw what was his only NFL touchdown pass to Jim Hester from seven-yards out in the fourth quarter. With both Kilmer and Sweetan injured, it was speculated South would start for the Saints in their game against the 1968 Green Bay Packers season, Packers at Milwaukee County Stadium. Sweetan did start the game, but was taken out and replaced with South in the first quarter due to the lingering effects of his injured ankle. South finished the game only 7 of 23 passing and with an average of 23 yards for his seven punts. South finished the season as a backup. South was later cut by New Orleans on July 29, 1969.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:South, Ronnie Lee 1945 births People from Wynne, Arkansas American football quarterbacks American football punters Arkansas Razorbacks football players New Orleans Saints players Players of American football from Arkansas Living people