1. Ronald Knox was a National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback.
15 Facts About Ronnie Knox
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Ronnie Knox played college football at UC Berkeley and UCLA.
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The son of Dr Raoul Landry, who was a professor of nuclear physics, Ronnie Knox's parents divorced when he was young.
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An All-American at Santa Monica High School, and known by his step-father's surname, Ronnie Knox played under the tutelage of coach Jim Sutherland.
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Ronnie Knox played his freshman season for Pappy Waldorf's California Golden Bears before abruptly transferring to UCLA in the fall of 1954.
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Harvey Knox interfered with his son's high school coaches and Ronnie played for three different high school teams in three years.
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Harvey Ronnie Knox was accused of interfering in the business of his stepdaughter, actress Patricia Ronnie Knox.
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Ronnie Knox played for one season at UCLA in 1955 before being declared ineligible due to accepting "under-the-table" financing.
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Ronnie Knox signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but would leave the team after one month to pursue a film career.
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Ronnie Knox signed with the Calgary Stampeders on October 3,1956, six days after quitting the Tiger-Cats.
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Ronnie Knox was suspended indefinitely by head coach George Halas in early October 1957 for violations which included his stepfather's public criticism of the team and missing two practices and a quarterback tutoring session without reason.
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Ronnie Knox had lived there for just several weeks, spending the majority of his time writing poetry.
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Ronnie Knox lived for brief stints in Mexico and Europe.
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Ronnie Knox compared his lifestyle to the noble savage written about by James Fenimore Cooper.
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Ronnie Knox read English literature by the hour, stretched out on a cot or in his worn out twelve-year-old car.