Ron Wells
Encyclopedia
Ron Wells, is a former American football
player. He was inducted into the Fort Lewis College
Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996.
football scene in 1979 as a freshman quarterback
, but left as one of the top linebacker
s in school history.
A four-year letter winner from 1979 through 1982, Mr. Wells owned school records for most quarterback sacks in a career (27) and in a single season (19 in 1982) at the time of his induction. He ranked third and fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
(RMAC) in tackles in his junior and senior seasons respectively.
He earned first team All-RMAC, first team All-NAIA
District VII; and Associated Press
Little All-America honorable mention as a senior outside linebacker in 1982. As a junior, he garnered All-NAIA District VII and All-RMAC honorable mention at linebacker.
He later signed free agent contracts with the Buffalo Bills
of the National Football League
(1983), the Denver Gold
of the United States Football League
(1983) where he spent part of the season on injured reserve, and the USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers
(1984). He saw action through the entire pre-season schedule for each team prior to being released.
He returned to Fort Lewis College in 1984 as an assistant defensive coach, and helped the Raiders (now Skyhawks) to the first RMAC Football Championship that season. He is currently a PMP-Sentry in Arizona.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He was inducted into the Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado.-History:Military FortThe original site of Fort Lewis College began southwest of its present location back in 1880. Set up originally as a Military Fort for the 22nd Regimental Infantry which occupied the land from...
Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996.
Career
He burst onto the Fort Lewis CollegeFort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado.-History:Military FortThe original site of Fort Lewis College began southwest of its present location back in 1880. Set up originally as a Military Fort for the 22nd Regimental Infantry which occupied the land from...
football scene in 1979 as a freshman quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, but left as one of the top linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
s in school history.
A four-year letter winner from 1979 through 1982, Mr. Wells owned school records for most quarterback sacks in a career (27) and in a single season (19 in 1982) at the time of his induction. He ranked third and fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico...
(RMAC) in tackles in his junior and senior seasons respectively.
He earned first team All-RMAC, first team All-NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
District VII; and Associated Press
Associated Press
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Little All-America honorable mention as a senior outside linebacker in 1982. As a junior, he garnered All-NAIA District VII and All-RMAC honorable mention at linebacker.
He later signed free agent contracts with the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(1983), the Denver Gold
Denver Gold
The Denver Gold was a franchise in the United States Football League, an attempt to establish a second major professional football league in the United States, playing a springtime season, from 1983 to 1985...
of the United States Football League
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...
(1983) where he spent part of the season on injured reserve, and the USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers
Pittsburgh Maulers
The Pittsburgh Maulers competed in the 1984 season of the United States Football League. Their most prominent player was first pick overall in the 1984 USFL draft, running back Mike Rozier of Nebraska, who won the Heisman Trophy, collegiate football's most prestigious individual award.They were...
(1984). He saw action through the entire pre-season schedule for each team prior to being released.
He returned to Fort Lewis College in 1984 as an assistant defensive coach, and helped the Raiders (now Skyhawks) to the first RMAC Football Championship that season. He is currently a PMP-Sentry in Arizona.