{{Short description|American football player (born 1942)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Ron Berger | number = 72, 88 | position = Defensive end | position_2 = Defensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|09|30}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=y}} --> | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 290 | high_school = Denby (Detroit) | college = Wayne St. (Michigan) (1962-1965) | undraftedyear = 1966 | pastteams = * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1966}})* * Orange County Ramblers (1967) * St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1968}})* * Orange County Ramblers (1968) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1969}})* * Boston/New England Patriots (1969–{{NFL Year|1972}}) * Buffalo Bills (1973)* * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1973}}) | statleague = NFL/AFL | statlabel1 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue1 = 3 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 14.0 | pfr = B/BergRo20 }}
'''Ron Berger''' (born September 30, 1942) is an American former college and professional football player.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/177372931/ | title=Berger's cram course includes homework | work=The Miami News | date=September 12, 1973 | accessdate=24 July 2025 | author=Nobles, Charlie}}</ref> A defensive end, he played college football at Wayne State University, and played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for the Boston/New England Patriots.
==Career== Berger began his career with a semi-pro team in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1965 with the St. Petersburg Blazers of the North American Football League. The next year, the 6-foot-8 Berger played for the Orange County (Calif.) Ramblers of the Continental Football League before signing with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He joined the Patriots as a free agent in 1969 as the biggest lineman to ever suit up for the team.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
Burger played in 41 games for the Boston/New England Patriots. His final season was with the Miami Dolphins in 1973.
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