34 Facts About Ron Jaworski

Ron Jaworski played college football for the Youngstown State Penguins and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1973 NFL draft.

Ron Jaworski is the founder and CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf, which owns and manages several golf courses across the Delaware Valley region.

Ron Jaworski set several school records during his tenure at Youngstown State, including single-season passing completions, career passing completions, single-season passing yardage, career passing yardage, single-season passing touchdowns, and career passing touchdowns.

Ron Jaworski was selected in the second round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams.

Ron Jaworski was named the third-string quarterback, backing up John Hadl and James Harris, and only appeared in a total of five games through his first two seasons.

In 1975, Ron Jaworski saw his first major playing time in Week 13, when starter James Harris suffered a shoulder injury three plays into the game.

However, Harris reaggravated his shoulder injury after just two passes in the game, and Ron Jaworski came in as a backup.

Ron Jaworski started the next week against the New Orleans Saints, but he was benched for Haden in the fourth quarter after completing just 3 of 11 passes for 15 yards.

In March 1977, Ron Jaworski was traded by the Rams to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for former All-Pro tight end Charle Young.

Ron Jaworski completed 12 of 23 passes for 204 passing yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

In 1980, Ron Jaworski saw perhaps his most successful season in the NFL.

Ron Jaworski threw for 3,529 yards and 27 touchdowns, and received multiple honors, including the Bert Bell Award, the NFC Offensive Player of the Year Award from UPI, and a selection to the Pro Bowl.

Ron Jaworski completed 17 of 38 passes for 190 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Ron Jaworski completed 18 of 38 passes for 291 yards while throwing a touchdown and three interceptions with a lost fumble.

Ron Jaworski went 13 of 24 for 154 yards and one touchdown.

Ron Jaworski's injury ended both his season and his streak of 116 consecutive starts, an NFL record for quarterbacks at the time that stood until 1999, when it was broken by Packers quarterback Brett Favre.

Ron Jaworski returned to significant playing time in Week 5, when Cunningham was benched in the second quarter due to poor play.

Ron Jaworski returned the next week, but was injured again after hurting his finger in Week 10 against the New York Giants.

Ron Jaworski did not appear in any games in the 1987 season, and appeared in two games during the 1988 season.

Ron Jaworski was released by the Dolphins following the 1988 season.

Steve DeBerg returned as the starter for the Chiefs, and Ron Jaworski did not appear in a game for the remainder of the season.

Ron Jaworski mainly appeared as an analyst on NFL Matchup, where he was noted for his skill in breaking down teams' strategies and gameplans.

The next season, Ron Jaworski was selected to replace Joe Theismann as a full-time color commentator for Monday Night Football, where he would work alongside Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser.

Ron Jaworski signed a five-year contract extension with ESPN to remain as an NFL analyst on other programming.

Ron Jaworski himself was not aware of his future with the network, as he was still under contract with ESPN.

Ron Jaworski worked as a color commentator for Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason games on WFLA-TV from 2003 to 2006.

Jaworski frequently appeared on 97.5 The Fanatic as an Eagles analyst, and hosted The Ron Jaworski Show on the station from 2019 to 2021.

Since 2022, Ron Jaworski has worked for NBC Sports Philadelphia as an analyst on Eagles Pregame Live and Eagles Postgame Live, where he works alongside Michael Barkann, Barrett Brooks, and Reuben Frank.

Also since 2022, Ron Jaworski has appeared as a weekly guest on Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie's show on 94.1 WIP.

In 1984, Ron Jaworski purchased a club in Gloucester County, New Jersey, which is today Tall Pines State Preserve.

In 2018, Ron Jaworski was appointed to be the chairman of the league's executive committee.

Ron Jaworski helped establish two other teams in the AFL, the Albany Empire in 2018 and the Atlantic City Blackjacks in 2019.

Ron Jaworski served as a partner owner of both of these franchises, but was not involved in the football operations of the franchises in order to prevent a potential conflict of interest due to his ownership of the Soul.

Ron Jaworski was one of the primary investors and advisors for the Elite Football League of India, which was founded in 2011.