Ron Springs

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Ron Springs
Date of birth	November 4, 1956
Place of birth	Williamsburg, Virginia
Position(s)	Running back
College	Ohio State University
NFL Draft	1979 / Round 5/ Pick 136
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1979-1984 1985-1986	Dallas Cowboys Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ronald Edward Springs (born November 4, 1956) is a former American football running back. He played eight seasons in the National Football League, six for the Dallas Cowboys (1979-1984) and two for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-1986).

1 Career
- 1.1 College
2 Personal life
3 Trivia
4 References

[edit] Career

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[edit] College

Springs attended Coffeyville Community College in 1975, where his 2,047 rushing yards remains a school record. The following year he enrolled at the Ohio State University, where he played three years under head coach Woody Hayes and led the Buckeyes in both rushing (1,166 yards) and receiving (16 catches for 90 yards) in 1977. In 1978 he was elected as a team co-captain.

[edit] Personal life

Since 1990 Springs has had type 2 Diabetes, which led to him having both his right foot and two toes from the left amputated. In 2004, needing a kidney, he was placed on the national transplant list. Though his son Shawn offered to end his career and donate his kidney, Ron refused.^[1] In 2006 former teammate Everson Walls agreed to donate one of his kidneys, and the transplant took place in March.^[2]

Springs is the father of current Washington Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs.

[edit] Trivia

Springs was the last Buckeye with less than 100 yards receiving on a season to lead the team in receptions that season.

[edit] References

^ A Son's Offer, A Father's Decision. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
^ Former Cowboy Walls donates kidney to Springs. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.

Preceded by Jeff Logan	Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Tailbacks 1977-78	Succeeded by Calvin Murray

Ohio State Buckeyes Football I-Formation Tailbacks
Griffin • Logan • Springs • Murray • Spencer • Byars • Wooldridge • Workman • Snow • Smith • Harris • George • Pearson • Wiley • Combs • Wells • Clarett • Ross • Pittman