Role American football player College West Virginia Height 1.83 m Positions Fullback | Drafted by Cardinals Weight 101 kg Siblings Craig Wolfley Name Ron Wolfley Spouse Stephanie Wolfley | |
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Date of birth (1962-10-14) October 14, 1962 (age 53) NFL draft 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104 1985-1991 St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals | ||
Place of birth Blasdell, New York Education West Virginia University | ||
Nfl special teams pro bowler and 2012 gbshof inductee ron wolfley
Ronald Paul Wolfley (born October 14, 1962) is a former American football fullback who played for the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals from 1985 through 1991. Wolfley was selected four times to the Pro Bowl as a special teams captain.
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- Nfl special teams pro bowler and 2012 gbshof inductee ron wolfley
- Ron wolfley is awesome
- Collegiate career
- Professional career
- References
Wolfley played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
To date, Wolfley co-hosts a morning drive-time sports talk show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM in Phoenix, Arizona with Doug Franz entitled, Doug and Wolf. Teamed with play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch, Wolfley also currently serves as the Arizona Cardinals' color analyst on the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network.
Wolfley is the younger brother of former offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings.
Ron wolfley is awesome
Collegiate career
Wolfley arrived at West Virginia in 1981. His freshman year, he saw little action. He only rushed for 13 yards on the season.
As a sophomore in 1982, Wolfley started at fullback, blocking for starting running back Curlin Beck. He also rushed for 355 yards and two touchdowns of his own, good were second on the team, behind Beck.
As a junior in 1983, Wolfley again started at fullback, blocking for running back Tom Gray. Wolfley had a career-high 485 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 122 carries.
In 1984, his final season as a Mountaineer, Wolfley assumed the role of starting running back, amassing 475 total yards and four touchdowns.
Professional career
Ron Wolfley was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. During his seven seasons as a Cardinal (from which the team moved from St. Louis to Phoenix), Wolfley totaled 252 yards and two scores. Wolfley was known for his fearless special teams play that allowed him to compete in four straight Pro Bowls, 1986 through 1989.
In 1992, Wolfley joined the Cleveland Browns, where he played for two seasons. In 1995, he joined the St. Louis Rams for his final professional season.
Wolfley is the only player to have played in St. Louis for both the Cardinals and the Rams, earning him the moniker "America's Fullback."