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  • Knox Ramsey
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  • Knox Wagner "Bulldog" Ramsey (February 13, 1926 – March 19, 2005) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. Ramsey also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. When the All-America Football Conference dissolved in 1950, the NFL put together a draft to assign players from the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Hornets and Los Angeles Dons. Ramsey was drafted (1st Round) by the San Francisco 49ers as the 10th overall pick and traded to the Chicago Cardinals.
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DraftedPick
  • 32
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Number
  • 68
Birth Date
  • 1926-02-13
Name
  • Ramsey, Knox
NFL
  • RAM467199
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  • RamsKn20
Caption
  • Ramsey as a Washington Redskin Guard - 1953
Date of Death
  • 2005-03-19
Birth Place
DraftedYear
  • 1948
College
death date
  • 2005-03-19
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  • RAMSEKNO01
Place of Birth
Years
  • 1948
  • 1950
  • 1952
Position
Teams
Date of Birth
  • 1926-02-13
Short Description
  • American football player
DraftedRound
  • 5
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  • Knox Wagner "Bulldog" Ramsey (February 13, 1926 – March 19, 2005) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. Ramsey also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. When the All-America Football Conference dissolved in 1950, the NFL put together a draft to assign players from the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Hornets and Los Angeles Dons. Ramsey was drafted (1st Round) by the San Francisco 49ers as the 10th overall pick and traded to the Chicago Cardinals. Knox Ramsey played college football at the College of William & Mary where he was selected for three consecutive years to Virginia's all-state teams and the Southern Conference teams. He also was named to the all-time state of Virginia team and the all-time William & Mary football team. Ramsey received second team All-American honors in 1947 when he was selected by the Associated Press. He played in the 1948 College All-Star Game against the NFL Champions Chicago Cardinals where he faced his brother Buster Ramsey. Ramsey was drafted in the fifth round of the 1948 NFL Draft (32nd pick overall) by the Chicago Bears and in the ninth round (37th pick overall) of the 1948 All-America Football Conference draft by the Los Angeles Dons. Following his professional football career Ramsey was inducted into the William & Mary Hall of Fame and the Blount County (TN) Sports Hall of Fame.