Ron Fellows (American football)

Ron Fellows
Date of birth: November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07) (age 54)
Place of birth: South Bend, Indiana
Career information
Position(s): Cornerback
College: Missouri
NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 6 / Pick: 183
Organizations
 As player:
1981-1986
1987-1988
Dallas Cowboys
Los Angeles Raiders
Playing stats at NFL.com

Ronald Lee Fellows (born November 7, 1957 in South Bend, Indiana) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League, having played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Raiders.

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College career

Fellows played cornerback at the University of Missouri from 1977 to 1980.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 1981 NFL draft.

He started his career slow, not recording an interception during his first two seasons, but over the next four years, he had 17 interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns (1983 and 1986).

Fellows was part of an opportunistic Cowboys secondary that earned the nickname "Thurman's Thieves", because of the amount of plays and turnovers they generated.

During his time with the Cowboys, he was also used as a kick and punt returner.

Los Angeles Raiders

On October 1987, he was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders for wide receiver Rod Barksdale.

Fellows retired at the end of he 1988 season. For his career, he recorded 19 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries.