# Ron McCartney

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Ron McCartney
|number=56
|position=[Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1954|7|20|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[Charleston, West Virginia](/source/Charleston%2C_West_Virginia), U.S.
|height_ft=6
|weight_lb=220
|height_in=1
|high_school=[Stonewall Jackson (WV)](/source/Stonewall_Jackson_High_School_(Kanawha_County%2C_West_Virginia))
|college=[Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football)
|draftyear=1976
|draftround=2
|draftpick=53
|pastteams=
* [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}})
|highlights=
* First-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) ([1975](/source/1975_All-SEC_football_team))
|statlabel1=[Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble)
|statvalue1=4
|pfr=McCaRo21
}}

'''Ronnie L. McCartney''' (born July 20, 1954) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football), earning outstanding defensive player of the game honors in the 1974 [Liberty Bowl](/source/Liberty_Bowl).<ref name="liberty">{{Cite news |date=October 15, 1975 |title=Vols' McCartney Ready for War |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19751015&id=mqwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pPoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5605,4004083&hl=en |access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=[Lakeland Ledger](/source/Lakeland_Ledger) |page=1B |via=Google News}}</ref>

==Career==
After playing college football as a [defensive end](/source/defensive_end) at the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee), he was selected by the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams) with the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the [1976 NFL draft](/source/1976_NFL_draft).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1976 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1976/draft.htm |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ron">{{Cite web |title=Ron McCartney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCaRo21.htm |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=liberty/>  He spent the entire 1976 season with the Rams on the [injured reserve list](/source/injured_reserve_list).<ref name="bear">{{Cite news |date=September 9, 1977 |title=Bear Out for Season |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19770909&id=pdkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7136,1568967&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512231741/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19770909&id=pdkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7136,1568967&hl=en |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=[The Milwaukee Sentinel](/source/The_Milwaukee_Sentinel) |page=12 |via=Google News}}</ref><ref name=gilliam/>  After the Rams [waived](/source/Waivers_(American_football)) him before the 1977 season, he was picked up by the Falcons.<ref name=bear/><ref name="gilliam">{{Cite news |date=September 9, 1977 |title=Falcons' Gilliam Latest Veteran to Put on Waivers |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19770909&id=YL0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XWcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6698,3489553&hl=en |access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=[Sarasota Herald-Tribune](/source/Sarasota_Herald-Tribune) |page=2-C |via=Google News}}</ref>  He spent three seasons as a linebacker for the Falcons, playing in 45 games from 1977 through 1979.<ref name=ron/>  He recovered four [fumble](/source/fumble)s during his career.<ref name=ron/>  The Falcons cut him before the 1980 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 20, 1980 |title=Falcons Cut Moriarty, Jones to Reach Mandatory 60 Limit |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19800820&id=6WUvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wjQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5956,2724478&hl=en |access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=[Rome News-Tribune](/source/Rome_News-Tribune) |page=6-A |via=Google News}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Players of American football from Charleston, West Virginia
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Stonewall Jackson High School (Charleston, West Virginia) alumni

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