Burton was a star on Ara Parseghian's late 1950s Northwestern Wildcats football teams. Named all-Big Ten in 1958 and 1959, and All-America in 1959, Burton left Northwestern having broken school records for most points in a career (130), most points in a season (76), most touchdowns in a career (21). Burton led Northwestern in all-purpose yards in 1957, 1958, and 1959. Burton finished 10th in the 1959 Heisman Trophy balloting.[1]
Boston Patriotsedit
Burton was the Boston Patriots' first-ever American Football League draft choice in 1960. He was the first Patriot to rush for over 100 yards: 127 against the Denver Broncos on October 23, 1960, as well as numerous other firsts for the Patriots.[2] His 91-yard touchdown return on a missed field goal in 1962 remains a Patriot record. He compiled 1,009 combined yards in rushing and receiving in 1962, and provided strong depth at running back for the Patriots from 1960 through 1965.
Statistics: Ron Burton Sr. New England (Boston) Patriots 1960-1965
All-Time Leader in Punt Returns(Based on return yardage)Years: 1960-’65 NO: 56 FC: 0 YDS: 389AVG: 6.9 LG 62 TD: 0
Year-by-Year Leader in Punt ReturnsYear: 1965 NO: 15 YDS: 61 AVG: 4.1 LG 12 TD: 0
His sons are Ron Burton Jr., a director of community relations for the Red Sox, Paul Burton, a reporter for WBZ-TV, and Steve Burton who is the Sports Director for WBZ-TV in Boston and a frequent guest on WEEI-FM sports radio. His granddaughter, Veronica, plays basketball for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
burton, american, football, linebacker, linebacker, jazz, pianist, rahn, burton, ronald, burton, july, 1936, september, 2003, american, football, player, american, football, league, boston, patriots, consensus, american, running, back, northwestern, university. For the American football linebacker see Ron Burton linebacker For the jazz pianist see Rahn Burton Ronald E Burton July 25 1936 September 13 2003 was an American football player in the American Football League AFL for the Boston Patriots He was a consensus All American running back at Northwestern University and is a member of the Northwestern Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame Ron BurtonNo 22Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1936 07 25 July 25 1936Springfield Ohio U S Died September 13 2003 2003 09 13 aged 67 Framingham Massachusetts U S Height 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school Springfield OH College NorthwesternNFL draft 1960 Round 1 Pick 9AFL draft 1960 Round 1Pick First Selections by the Boston Patriots Career historyBoston Patriots 1960 1965 Career highlights and awardsConsensus All American 1959 Third team All American 1958 2 First team All Big Ten 1958 1959 Player stats at PFRCollege Football Hall of Fame Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Northwestern Wildcats 1 2 Boston Patriots 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editNorthwestern Wildcats edit Burton was a star on Ara Parseghian s late 1950s Northwestern Wildcats football teams Named all Big Ten in 1958 and 1959 and All America in 1959 Burton left Northwestern having broken school records for most points in a career 130 most points in a season 76 most touchdowns in a career 21 Burton led Northwestern in all purpose yards in 1957 1958 and 1959 Burton finished 10th in the 1959 Heisman Trophy balloting 1 Boston Patriots edit Burton was the Boston Patriots first ever American Football League draft choice in 1960 He was the first Patriot to rush for over 100 yards 127 against the Denver Broncos on October 23 1960 as well as numerous other firsts for the Patriots 2 His 91 yard touchdown return on a missed field goal in 1962 remains a Patriot record He compiled 1 009 combined yards in rushing and receiving in 1962 and provided strong depth at running back for the Patriots from 1960 through 1965 Statistics Ron Burton Sr New England Boston Patriots 1960 1965All Time Leader in Punt Returns Based on return yardage Years 1960 65 NO 56 FC 0 YDS 389AVG 6 9 LG 62 TD 0Year by Year Leader in Punt ReturnsYear 1965 NO 15 YDS 61 AVG 4 1 LG 12 TD 0Year by Year Leader in RushingYear 1962 ATT 134 YDS 548 AVG 4 0 LG 59 TD 2Personal life editHis sons are Ron Burton Jr a director of community relations for the Red Sox Paul Burton a reporter for WBZ TV and Steve Burton who is the Sports Director for WBZ TV in Boston and a frequent guest on WEEI FM sports radio His granddaughter Veronica plays basketball for the Dallas Wings of the Women s National Basketball Association WNBA In 2003 Burton died from multiple myeloma At the time of his death he was living in Framingham Middlesex County Massachusetts 3 4 5 See also editList of American Football League playersReferences edit 1959 Heisman Trophy Voting The New England Patriots Archived from the original on November 3 2014 Retrieved November 3 2014 Ronald e Burton Obituary 2003 Boston Globe Legacy com Social Security Death Index Search Results United States Social Security Death Index database FamilySearch https familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 JP23 14Z May 20 2014 Ronald E Burton September 13 2003 citing U S Social Security Administration Death Master File database Alexandria Virginia National Technical Information Service ongoing External links edithttps www ronburtontrainingvillage org about ron burton sr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Burton amp oldid 1215616465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
