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American gridiron football player (1937–2014)

Ronnie Koes
Career information
No. 56, 53
Date of birth	(1937-08-06)August 6, 1937
Place of birth	Duryea, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	November 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 77)
Place of death	Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S.
CFL status	International
Position(s)	C/LB
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
US college	North Carolina
NFL draft	1959 / round: 3 / pick: 30
Drafted by	Detroit Lions
Career history
As player
1959–1960	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1960–1961	Ottawa Rough Riders

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1960) First-team All-ACC (1958)

Ronald "Killer" Koes (August 6, 1937 – November 30, 2014) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1960. Before he went into the CFL, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1959 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Koes died in 2014 at the age of 77.

References

"Ronnie Koes Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
"Ronnie Koes CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
"Ronald Koes Obituary - Raritan, NJ | MyCentralJersey". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders 48th Grey Cup champions
Gilles Archambault Marv Bevan Bruno Bitkowski George Brancato Lou Bruce Merv Collins Jim Conroy Doug Daigneault Al Frazier Milt Graham Collins Hagler Larry Hayes Russ Jackson Jon Jelacic Tom Jones Richard Kaser Joe Kelly Ronnie Koes Ron Lancaster Curt Merz Angelo Mosca Gerald Nesbitt Joe Poirier Moe Racine Jim Reynolds Fred Robinson Gary Schreider Sam Scoccia Jerry Selinger Bob Simpson Ted Smale Bill Sowalski Ron Stewart Joe Stracina Dave Thelen Gerry Thompkins Kaye Vaughan Dave West Head coach: Frank Clair

v t e Detroit Lions 1959 NFL draft selections
Nick Pietrosante Charley Horton Mike Rabold Ronnie Koes Ron Luciano Art Brandriff Bob Grottkau Dick Guesman Ben Donnell Jim Lenden Carl Smith Jack Laraway Harry Jacobs Ron Stehouwer Jim Steffen Jim Baldwin Bruce Maher George McGee Jack Rudolph Dave Holden Rufus Granderson Dan McGrew Buddy Davis Lebron Shields Sal Cesario Fred Riddle Dan Chamberlain Jim Bradley Bill Jerry Vince Matthews Dave Sime Ron Stover

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