RON SPRINGSSprings, Ronald EdwardHeight: 6-1 Weight: 224 Born: November 4, 1956 Williamsburg, VA Died: May 12, 2011 Dallas, TX High School: Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Coffeyville CC | |
| 1976 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1977 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (136th overall) 1979 Dallas Cowboys |
| Relatives: Father of Shawn Springs |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 2 |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 20 | FB | 15 | 6 |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 20 | FB | 16 | 13 |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 20 | FB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 14 |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 20 | FB | 16 | 12 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 20 | RB | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 20 | FB | 12 | 8 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 112 | 64 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | |
| Released | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 9/16/1985 | 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL |
| Released | 10/201986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Signed | 11/10/1986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1987 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 38 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 228 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 67 | 248 | 3.7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 89 | 326 | 3.7 | 20t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 172 | 625 | 3.6 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 59 | 243 | 4.1 | 46t | 2 | ||||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 149 | 541 | 3.6 | 19t | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 68 | 197 | 2.9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 74 | 285 | 3.9 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 694 | 2519 | 3.6 | 46t | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 30 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111.1 |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114.6 |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 45 | 6.4 | 22.5 | 30t | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 25 | 251 | 10.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 15 | 212 | 14.1 | 58t | 1 | ||||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 46 | 359 | 7.8 | 32t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 17 | 163 | 9.6 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 73 | 589 | 8.1 | 80t | 1 | ||||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 46 | 454 | 9.9 | 57t | 3 | ||||||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 24 | 187 | 7.8 | 46 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 249 | 2259 | 9.1 | 80t | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 39.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 39.0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 38 | 780 | 20.5 | 70 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 5 | 0 | 112 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 0 | 905 | 20.6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
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