Ronald Antonio Curry was born on May 28,1979 and is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
27 Facts About Ronald Curry
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Ronald Curry previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Ronald Curry played eight seasons in the NFL for the Raiders, Detroit Lions and St Louis Rams.
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At Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia, Ronald Curry was an All-American in basketball and football and was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1997.
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Ronald Curry won the McDonald's Slam Dunk contest and was MVP of the McDonald's All-American game.
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Ronald Curry verbally committed to play both basketball and football to Virginia before signing instead with rival North Carolina.
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Ronald Curry was voted the "Sports Jerk of the Year" in the Tank McNamara comic strip.
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Ronald Curry broke several Virginia high school football records while attending Hampton High School.
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Ronald Curry is considered one of the greatest Virginia high school athletes ever, leading his school to three consecutive state titles in football from 1995 to 1997 and one in basketball in 1998.
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Ronald Curry excelled at defensive back and kick returner in addition to his quarterbacking duties.
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At North Carolina, Ronald Curry set many records including most career passing yards and most career total yards.
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Ronald Curry was twice named the most valuable player of post-season bowl games, doing so at the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2001 Peach Bowl.
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Ronald Curry played basketball for two years along with Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers.
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Ronald Curry was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 235th overall pick as a quarterback.
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Ronald Curry played all 16 games of the 2003 season, including two starts, and made five receptions for 31 yards.
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Ronald Curry recorded his first 100-yard receiving game with 110 yards on six catches in Week 11 at Denver, then followed that up with a nine-catch, 141-yard performance the next week against Kansas City.
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Ronald Curry won the Levitra NFL Play of the Week for his leaping, twisting, one-handed grab in the back of the end zone at Denver in a snowstorm.
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Ronald Curry led the team in receiving yards and receptions and had one touchdown while only starting a few games.
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Ronald Curry was released by the Oakland Raiders on February 18,2009.
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Ronald Curry was signed by the Detroit Lions on April 16,2009.
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On July 22,2009, Ronald Curry was acquired by the St Louis Rams from the Lions in a trade for defensive tackle Orien Harris.
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On February 3,2016, Ronald Curry was hired by the New Orleans Saints as an offensive assistant under head coach Sean Payton.
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On March 4,2021, Ronald Curry was promoted to quarterbacks coach, replacing Joe Lombardi, who departed to become the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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On February 23,2022, Ronald Curry was promoted to the title of passing game coordinator.
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Ronald Curry was raised by his grandparents until Mattie Ronald Curry, his grandmother, became too ill to parent him full-time.
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Ron and Almondo Ronald Curry were then taken in by Lillian Crawford, the great-grandmother of their very good friend Kenneth Crawford.
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Ronald Curry then met a fellow UNC student, junior Stacie Jones, and in March 2001 they became engaged.