Bill Ring

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Bill Ring
No. 30
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1956-12-13) December 13, 1956 (age 67)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Career information
College:Brigham Young
Undrafted:1980
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:732
Rushing attempts:183
Rushing TDs:7
Receiving yards:336
Receptions:45
Receiving TDs:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

William Thomas Ring (born December 13, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1986. He played college football for the BYU Cougars.

Ring was a reserve and special teams player for the 49ers during the early success of the Bill Walsh era. Ring was considered a fan-favorite who was thought too small and too slow to be an NFL player but somehow found a way to hang on in the league for 6 years. He caught his first and only TD pass on December 6, 1981, against the Cincinnati Bengals at Riverfront Stadium, a game the 49ers won 21-3. He currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Connie, and their three children. His son, Billy is a former safety for the San Jose State Spartans.[1] He also has two daughters who both played D1 volleyball. The oldest, Katie, played for the UCSB Gauchos, and the youngest, Christie, played for the SDSU Aztecs.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "#27 Billy Ring". SJSUSpartans.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.

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