Ron Hall (defensive back)

Ron Hall
No. 27
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	April 30, 1937 (age 87); Granite City, Illinois
Career information
College:	Missouri Valley
NFL draft:	1959 / round: 28 / pick: 331
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1959); Boston Patriots (1961–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	Boston Patriots All-1960s Team; New England Patriots 35th Anniversary Team; AFL All-Star: 1963;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ron Hall (born April 30, 1937) is an American football former safety, he played college football at Missouri Valley College, where he was a 1971 inductee to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. As a professional, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1959 and for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL) from 1961 to 1967. He was an AFL All-Star in 1963 and a member of the Patriots' All-Decade 1960s Team. His 11 interceptions during the 1964 season (3 interceptions in a game against San Diego) set a single-season Patriots record which in 2021 has not been broken. In 1995 he was named to the New England Patriots' 35th Anniversary team. In 2012 he was inducted into the NAIA Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2017 Ron was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Ron taught physical education in the Liberty, Missouri, School District for over 30 years, coaching football for 15 years and golf for 15 years. He and his wife, Jayne, have 3 children and have been married for 58 years.

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