Ron Sellers

No. 34, 88

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 5, 1947

Place of birth:

Jacksonville, Florida

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

205 lb (93 kg)

Career information

College:

Florida State

NFL Draft:

1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6

Career history

Boston Patriots (1969)
Boston Patriots (1970)
New England Patriots (1971)
Dallas Cowboys (1972)
Miami Dolphins (1973)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl Champion (VIII)
College Hall of Fame, 1988
2× All-American (1967, 1968)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

College Football Hall of Fame

Ronald "Jingle Joints" Sellers (born February 5, 1947) is a former American football player. He played college football for Florida State University, where he was a two-time All-American (1967, 1968). Despite being limited to a total of 30 games of regular season eligibility, Sellers still holds Florida State career records for receiving yards, and most 200-yard receiving games. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. A wide receiver, he played for the American Football League's Boston Patriots in 1969, when he was an AFL All-Star, then for the National Football League's Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.

Early years

Sellers attended Paxon High School where he excelled in football and basketball, helping his team win the 1965 state basketball championship.

He went on to star at Florida State University as a split end and flanker in Bill Peterson's pro-style offense. In 1967 and 1968 he received All-America honors. He recorded 212 passes for 3,598 yards (an NCAA record at the time) and 23 touchdowns. He wore the number 34 which was retired by the school, until he gave linebacker Ernie Sims permission to use it while playing for the Seminoles.

Sellers still holds 17 receiving and scoring records at Florida State University- including 5 touchdowns against Wake Forest University. In 2007, he was named to The State of Florida’s “100 Greatest High School Football Players in Florida History”.^[1]

In 1973 he was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, in 1977 he was inducted into the Florida State University Hall of Fame and in 1988 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Sellers was drafted in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Boston Patriots. He earned AFL All-Star honors as a rookie after making 27 receptions for 705 yards, with 6 touchdowns and 26.1 average yards per reception.

In 1971 the team changed its name to the New England Patriots after relocating to Foxborough. During that season he missed four games due to injuries, lost his starting position. At the end of the year he was traded to the Super Bowl champions the Dallas Cowboys, in exchange for a third round draft choice.^[2]

Dallas Cowboys

In 1972 he was a backup until the seventh game, when he was promoted to replace Bob Hayes in the starting lineup, in order to take advantage of his big play ability.^[3] Even though he finished the season as the Cowboys top receiver, registering 31 receptions for 653 yards, five touchdowns and a 21.1 yards average per reception, the team looked to upgrade its receiving corps, by trading him along with a second round draft choice to the Super Bowl champions the Miami Dolphins, in exchange for Otto Stowe.^[4]

Miami Dolphins

With the Miami Dolphins he had a disappointing year and was released before the 1974 season started, after playing in three games and catching only two passes.^[5]

References

External links

Ron Sellers—championships, awards, and honors

Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII champions

1 Garo Yepremian 10 Don Strock 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 29 Tom Smith 34 Ron Sellers 36 Don Nottingham 39 Larry Csonka (MVP) 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 48 Henry Stuckey 49 Charles Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 55 Irv Goode 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 58 Bruce Bannon 59 Doug Swift 62 Jim Langer 64 Ed Newman 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 70 Larry Woods 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 76 Willie Young 77 Doug Crusan 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Bo Rather 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Charlie Wade

Head coach: Don Shula

Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Bill McPeak Mike Scarry Carl Taseff

1969 NFL draft first-round selections

O. J. Simpson George Kunz Leroy Keyes Joe Greene Greg Cook Ron Sellers Ted Kwalick Larry Smith Marty Domres Jim Seymour Bill Stanfill Rich Moore Fred Dryer Rufus Mayes Ron Pritchard Gene Washington John Shinners Bob Babich Roger Wehrli Ron Johnson Bob Klein Art Thoms Jim Marsalis Calvin Hill Eddie Hinton Dave Foley

1967 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	B Gary Beban B Larry Csonka B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Dennis Homan E Ron Sellers OT Edgar Chandler OT Ron Yary G Rich Stotter G Harry Olszewski C Bob Johnson

Defense	DL Dennis Byrd DL Ted Hendricks DL Granville Liggins DL Wayne Meylan DL Tim Rossovich LB Don Manning LB Adrian Young DB Dick Anderson DB Bobby Johns DB Frank Loria DB Tom Schoen

Boston / New England Patriots first-round draft picks

Boston Patriots 1969 NFL draft selections

Ron Sellers Mike Montler Carl Garrett Onree Jackson Rick Hackley Bob Gladieux Steve Alexakos Joe Walker Dennis Devlin Barry Gallup Richard Lee Joe Leasy John Cagle Brant Conley Jim Vuono George Muse

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