Ron Gassert
 Gassert from 1962 U. Va. yearbook | |
| Date of birth | July 22, 1940 |
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| Place of birth | Campbelltown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of death | October 8, 2022 (aged 82) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| US college | Virginia |
| AFL draft | 1962 / round: 13 / pick: 99 (by the Buffalo Bills) |
| NFL draft | 1962 / round: 4 / pick: 56 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962 | Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ronald Earl Gassert (July 22, 1940 – October 8, 2022) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers.[1]
Biography
Gassert graduated in 1957 from Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly, New Jersey.[2] He played college football at the University of Virginia, where he was a defensive end.
Gassert was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round (56th overall) of the 1962 NFL draft. He was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 13th round (99th overall) of the 1962 American Football League Draft.
Ron was a member of the 1962 NFL Championship Green Bay Packers. In 1966, Gassert finished his career with the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League, helping to lead the team to the 1966 CFL Championship.
Gassert penned a fictional western novel titled Driven.
After working for thirty years as a banker, Gassert and his wife began a business building furniture that they sold at craft shows. A resident of Medford, New Jersey, Gassert served on the board of education of the Lenape Regional High School District.[3]
Death
Gassert died on October 8, 2022, at the age of eighty-two.[4]
References
- ^ Ron Gassert's biography
- ^ Deakyne, Brian. "Mt. Rushmore: Winners are in for Rancocas Valley's 4 best athletes of all time", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 1, 2017. Accessed July 18, 2019. "No. 4: Ron Gassert, football, 1957 Gassert, a defensive end for Rancocas Valley in the 1950s, won the 1962 NFL Championship with the Green Bay Packers after being drafted earlier that season."
- ^ Harbach, Louise. "Furniture-making couple love the craft-show circuit Ron and Sandi Gassert crafted their hobby of creating furniture into a business 20 years ago. Craft Shows and Flea Markets", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2003. Accessed January 8, 2015. "Ron Gassert had too much time on his hands.For four years, he and wife, Sandi, had headed to the Vet to watch their son play center for the Temple football team. When the Owls were away, the Medford couple hit the road, too.... 'As long as it can fit into the truck, I'll make it,' said Gassert, a former member of the Lenape Regional High School District's board."
- ^ Cliff Christl (October 27, 2022). "Former Packers DT Ron Gassert dead at 82". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved October 27, 2022.