Ron Meyer (quarterback)

Ron Meyer (August 27, 1944 – May 7, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Ron Meyer

Personal information
Born:	(1944-10-27)October 27, 1944 Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:	May 7, 2018(2018-05-07) (aged 73) Windom, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Position:	Quarterback
High school:	Wells (Wells, Minnesota)
College:	South Dakota State
NFL draft:	1966: 7th round, 107th pick
Career history
Chicago Bears (1966)* Pittsburgh Steelers (1966) Wheeling Ironmen (1966)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× All-NCC (1963, 1964)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 0–1 Passing yards: 59 Passer rating: 23.8 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Meyer was born in Austin, Minnesota and grew up in Wells, Minnesota. He attended Wells High School where he was a four sport athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball and also was a pole vaulter on the track and field team.^[1]

College career

At South Dakota State University, Meyer was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Jackrabbits. As a sophomore he threw a then-school record 19 touchdown passes and was named All-North Central Conference (NCC). He was named All-NCC again after setting a new record for passing yards in a season with 1,385 in his junior season. Meyer finished his collegiate career with 3,608 passing yards and 41 career touchdown passes.^[2] Meyer also played baseball for two seasons as a first baseman and pitcher on South Dakota State's baseball team and played one season of basketball for the Jackrabbits.^[3][4]

Professional career

Meyer was selected in the seventh round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, but was cut during training camp.^[5][6] He was later signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and spent most of the season on the team's taxi squad and briefly was a member of the Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League.^[7] Meyer played in four games for the Steelers, completing seven of 19 pass attempts for 59 yards with one interception.^[4]

Post-football life

After the end of his playing career Meyer returned to South Dakota State to complete his degree in education, graduating in 1968. He was a teacher and coach at Windom High School in Windom, Minnesota for 33 years before retiring in 2001. Meyer died on May 7, 2018.^[8]