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Retro Dallas Cowboys cards of Ron,
created after the fact.
http://www.thecowboysguide.com
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Retro card of Ron with The Hawaiians.
http://cards.charlottehornetswfl.com
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Some of the biographical
information on the back of The Hawaiians card is not accurate. Good bio info about Ron
here:
Columbia Basin College
Athletic Hall of Fame, Ron East inducted 2019
Ron East attended Lincoln High
School in Portland where he participated in football, wrestling, and
track. He was the state’s Javelin
champion as a senior.
East accepted a scholarship to Oregon State
University, but after being considered too small to eventually become a
starter, he decided to leave school and enlist in the Marine Forces
Reserve.
After Marine boot camp he decided to transfer to Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash., where he received All-Conference honors as a defensive tackle and helped his team go undefeated on the way to a conference championship.
After Marine boot camp he decided to transfer to Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash., where he received All-Conference honors as a defensive tackle and helped his team go undefeated on the way to a conference championship.
In 1966 Ron took his talents to Montana State
University in Bozeman, Mont., where he helped his team win the Big Sky championship and was
recognized with All-Conference honors.
East also claimed a Big Sky Conference javelin championship as a member
of the track team at Montana State. MSU football coach was Jim Sweeney.
The man deemed too small to ever become a
starter at Oregon State then embarked on a ten-year career in the NFL. Signing with the Dallas Cowboys in 1967, East
played in Super Bowl V for the Cowboys.
The Cowboys’ Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry said Ron East was the
most aggressive player he ever coached.
East went on to play for the San Diego
Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, and Seattle Seahawks.
In 1994 Ron East was inducted into the NWAC
Hall of Fame, and in 1999 East was inducted into the Montana State University
Hall of Fame.
=NWAC Hall of Fame, Ron
East, Class of 1944
Member of the 1964 and 1965
NWAACC football championship teams for Columbia Basin. Was defensive tackle of
the year both seasons and Hawks' team captain in 1965. After playing for
Montana State University, he went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego
Chargers, Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL, and the Hawaiians of
the old WFL. Currently in the Real Estate industry in the Seattle area.
=Montana State University
Hall of Fame, Ron East, 1999
Ron East Football, ‘66 Ron East’s career at Montana State was short, but it
was spectacular. East played for the Bobcats during the 1966 season, and helped
lead on of MSU’s most dominate defensive squads. That ’66 team was the first of
three straight Big Sky title-winning squads at Montana State. East earned
All-Big Sky honors as a defensive tackle that season. The next spring, East
became MSU’s fourth-ever Big Sky track champion, winning the javelin.
Following his stay at Montana State, East had a successful NFL career
with the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.
=Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame, Ron East, 2009
School: Lincoln High School
of Portland (Class of 1961)
Sports Played: Football,
Wrestling, Track and Field
High School Honors: Football four-year letter winner; 1st Team All-PIL; played in Shrine
Game; Wrestling four-year letter winner; Track and Field three-year letter
winner; State Meet Javelin Champion; One of top 20 throwers in nation at that
time
Post High School Career: All-America and All-Conference at Columbia Basin JC; Big Sky Javelin
Champion at Montana State University; played in NFL 10 years with Dallas
Cowboys
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Ron was starting defensive
tackle on the 1962 Junior Rose Bowl team, coached by Dwight Pool, of Columbia
Basin College. "(CBC) Hawks were invited to Pasadena
to play in the Junior Rose Bowl. The Hawks finished the 1962 season 8-0-1,
which was their second straight unbeaten season. CBC was the first and only
junior college from Washington to play in the Junior Rose Bowl." (Game
played Dec. 8, 1962, in Pasadena, Calif. CBC lost 20-0 to Santa Ana, Calif.,
College.)
At Montana State University he played for coach Jim Sweeney. On the
1964 team MSU beat Sacramento State 28-7 in the Camellia Bowl game played Dec.
12, 1964, in Sacramento, Calif.
For the Dallas Cowboys, Ron was a defensive tackle in Super Bowl V vs.
Baltimore Colts on Jan. 17, 1971, in Miami. Cowboys lost to the Colts, 16-13.
ALL-TIME MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BOBCATS: Ron East
Ron East, OL, 1966
ALL-TIME TEAM: 1969 Billings Gazette Poll
HONORS: 1st Team All-Big Sky 1966.
A CLOSER LOOK: Ron East's time at Montana State may not have been
long, but it was memorable. He transferred from Columbia Basin Junior College,
but arrived with only one year of eligibility. He made the most of it, locking
down a defensive tackle spot, earning 1st Team All-Big Sky honors and helping
erase the memory of a disappointing, injury-riddled 1965 by returning the Cats
to the top of the Big Sky Conference. East would go on to a productive NFL
career following his time at Montana State.
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In photo below -- yes, those are uniforms of The Hawaiians
of WFL, not Cleveland of NFL) -- Ron is #77.
In photo below, Ron is front row far right.
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Ron as a Seattle Seahawk
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Ron East photos from football pros
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Ron East, actor, portrayed himself as a pro football player
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FOOTBALL NAMES FIT FOR ALL-OCCASIONS
By Bernie Lincicome Chicago Tribune 11 Aug 1985
Football is upon us. Pros are
exhibiting. Colleges are practicing. Fans are stocking up for the coming
hibernation where the only sound more exciting than a bone breaking is the top
of a cold can popping.
It already may be too late to make
most All-America, All-Pro, All- Something-or-Other teams, for these things work
against cruel deadlines and votes must be in early.
Here are some teams gleaned from
National Football League rosters, present and past, that may not be entirely
familiar but are, hopefully, on time.
The All-Direction Team--Ron
East, Willie West, John
North, Ronnie South, Rayfield Wright, Dick Leftridge, Mel Farr, Woodrow Lowe
and Elijah Pitts.
The All-Season Team--Ron Springs,
Freddie Summers, Mike Falls, Bill Winter.
The All-Audubon Team--Lynn Swann,
Junior Wren, Jerome Dove, John David Crow, Paul Crane, Roger Bird, Beattie
Feathers and Elvis Peacock.
The All-Critter Team--Ronnie Bull,
Claude Crabb, Dick Bass, Tim Fox, Danny Buggs, Eddie Hare, Mack Lamb, Jim
Beaver and Oscar Dragon.
The All-Plumbing Team--Jerry Tubbs
and Roosevelt Leaks.
The All-Food Team--Coy Bacon, Virgil
Livers, Bill Pickel, Jim Apple, Raymond Berry, Cliff Parsley, Bill Curry, Jack
Ham, John Milks, Pat Coffee, Leo Sugar and Milt Plum.
The All-Royalty Team--Gordon King,
Eddie LeBaron, Curt Knight and Wayne Duke.
The All-Outdoors Team--Larry Woods,
Charlie Waters, Billy Brooks, Joe Fields, Doug Marsh, Tony Hill, Blair Bush,
Eric Crabtree, Roland Moss, Houston Ridge, Joe Rose, Ken Frost, Jack Snow, Carl
Birdsong, Mike Merriweather and Tad Weed.
The All-Point Spread Team--Doug
Betters, Tommy Booker, R.C. Gamble, Oliver Luck, Sam Price, Hosea Fortune and
Herb Rich.
The All-Romance Team--Tommy
Casanova, Tony Romeo, Owen Goodnight, Ernie Koy and Randy Love.
The All-Pants Pocket Team--Tyrone
Keys, Tom Coombs and Bill Ring.
The All-Crayon Team--Hugh Green, Tim
Golden, Forrest Blue, Randy White, Mel Gray, Jimmy Brown, Joe Lavender, Eddie
Lee Ivery and Gary Dunn.
The All-Newspaper Circulation
Team--Rich Wingo.
The All-Tough Team--Richard Dent,
Burton Lawless, John Outlaw, Harry Hooligan, Gerald Irons, George Flint, Brad
Van Pelt, Dennis Lick, Jim Kiick, Walt Rock, Judson Flint, Mickey Slaughter,
Dexter Clinkscale, Dick Lynch, Cliff Battles, Johnny Blood, Mike Scarry, Ken
Strong, Ed Storm, Irv Cross, Jack Spikes and Steve Stonebreaker.
The All-Softy Team--Bryant Meeks,
Les Shy, John Small, Larry Little, Deron Cherry, Ken Barefoot, Theron Sapp and
Bill Glass.
The All-Skirt Team--Randy Beverly,
Jean Fugett, Paul Martha, Pete Ladygo, J.C. Caroline, Babe Parilli and Fair
Hooker.
The All-City Team--Ken Houston, Mike
London, Paul Rochester, Don Nottingham, Wilbert Montgomery, Chuck Muncie, Nesby
Glasgow, Bubba Paris, Mike Washington and Jerry Rhome.
The All-Jobs Team--Dave Cook,
Charlie Weaver, Mark Cooper, Mike Butler, Chuck Foreman, Ron Baker, Mike
Barber, Rob Carpenter and George Farmer.
The All-Rand McNally Team--John
Holland, Willie Germany and Joe Montana, and Tommy Mason and Hewritt Dixon.
The All-First Name Team--Bill
George, Billy Joe, Frank Roy, Gary Arthur, Guy Dennis, Rich Michael, David Ray,
Ray Guy, Jim Harvey, Mark Herrmann, Mike Henry, John James, Raymond Chester,
David Lee and Charlie Leo.
The All-Friendly Team--Mike Jolly
and Billy Neighbors.
The All-Fast Team--Mac Speedie, Mike
Quick, Doug Swift, John Jet and Jerry Rush.
The All-Berlitz Team--Doug English,
Doug France and John Roman.
The All-Music Team--Brian Piccolo, Bob
Horn, Todd Bell and David Humm.
The All-Religion Team--Dick Bishop,
Joe Cantor, Bob Parsons, Bucky Pope, Paul Christman, Rick Upchurch, Lemar
Parrish and Bob Priestly.
The All-Initials Team--Bob Van
Duyne.
Think about that last one.
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Camellia Bowl 1966 game action photo from Sacramento Bee, Sun., Dec 11, 1966, Page 86
Montana State at Montana in Missoula 1966 football game photo from Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Montana) 6 Nov 1966, Sun.,
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Shreveport, Louisiana Oct 1967, Tue., Page 24
