Ronnie Knox
Ronald Knox
Born: February 14, 1935
Santa Monica, CA USA
Deceased: May 4, 1992
San Francisco, CA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198
College: California, UCLA
High School: Beverly Hills (CA); Inglewood (CA); Santa Monica (CA)
Career: 1956-1959
Drafted: 1957 in Round 3, #37 overall by the Chicago Bears
Ronnie Knox played from 1956 to 1959 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Chicago Bears, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. Knox threw for 3,802 yards in his career, completing 274 of 499 passes with 20 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He also ran for 125 yards in 96 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 130 | 61 | 46.9 | 782 | 6.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 3.8 | 32 | 55.4 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 609 | 9.2 | 5 | 7.6 | 4 | 6.1 | 60 | 89.8 |
| 1958 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 193 | 116 | 60.1 | 1658 | 8.6 | 9 | 4.7 | 14 | 7.3 | 86 | 73.3 |
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 110 | 58 | 52.7 | 753 | 6.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 11 | 10.0 | 47 | 47.1 |
| CFL | 499 | 274 | 54.9 | 3802 | 7.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 34 | 6.8 | 86 | ||
| Totals | 499 | 274 | 54.9 | 3802 | 7.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 34 | 6.8 | 86 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 36 | 80 | 2.2 | 20 | 3 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 32 | -39 | -1.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| CFL | 96 | 125 | 1.3 | 20 | 3 | |
| Totals | 96 | 125 | 1.3 | 20 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| CFL | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 30 | 1152 | 38.4 | 66 | 3 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 45 | 1826 | 40.6 | 58 | 1 |
| CFL | 77 | 3056 | 39.7 | 66 | 4 | |
| Totals | 77 | 3056 | 39.7 | 66 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 0 |
