Ron Nery

Sacks	17.5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ron Nery
	Nery c. 1961
No. 57, 80, 83, 89
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	December 30, 1934; New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 2, 2002 (aged 67); Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school	New Kensington
College	Kansas State
NFL draft	1956: 7th round, 81st overall pick
Career history
Playing
	BC Lions (1958); Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers (1960–1962); Denver Broncos (1963); Houston Oilers (1963); Norfolk Neptunes (1965); Hartford Charter Oaks (1965-1966); Norfolk Neptunes (1966-1970);
Coaching
	Norfolk Neptunes (1969-1970) ; Assistant;
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-AFL (1961); AFL sacks co-leader (1961); First-team All-Big Seven (1954); Second-team All-Big Seven (1955);
Career AFL statistics
Sacks
Sacks	17.5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ronald Duane Nery (December 30, 1934 – April 2, 2002) was an American football defensive end who played in the American Football League (AFL). He played four seasons for the Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers (1960–1962), the Denver Broncos (1963),^[1] and the Houston Oilers (1963).^[2]

He played for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1953 through 1955.^[2] During his junior and senior years, he was selected to the All-Big 7 first team.^[2] In 1956, he was a seventh-round draft pick for the New York Giants.^[2]

He became a resident of Grapevine, Texas.^[2] In 2002, he died of an enlarged heart while visiting friends in Topeka, Kansas.^[2]

References

^ "Broncos Land Ron Nery". Chattanooga Daily Times. Associated Press. September 6, 1963. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "KSU football great dies". The Manhattan Mercury. April 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Broncos Land Ron Nery". Chattanooga Daily Times. Associated Press. September 6, 1963. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "KSU football great dies". The Manhattan Mercury. April 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e AFL annual sacks leaders
1960: Branch & Morris 1961: Husmann & Nery 1962: Husmann 1963: Eisenhauer 1964: Sestak 1965: Eisenhauer 1966: Biggs 1967: Lassiter 1968: Philbin 1969: DeLong
Stats retroactively counted - American Football League merged with National Football League after 1969