| George Ragsdale | |
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| Date of birth: | April 4, 1951 |
| Place of birth: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | RB |
| College: | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 12 / Pick 321 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1977-1979 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
George Ragsdale (born December 4, 1951 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. George, more commonly was called on to return kicks on special teams. He also was an All-Conference running back for Dudley.
When George Ragsdale's contract was not renewed with the Buccaneers, he left the National Football League for the new and seemingly deep-pocketed, USFL. George Ragsdale signed with the newly formed, Tampa Bay Bandits in the fall of 1982. The Bandits shared facilities with his old team, the Buccaneers of the NFL.
In the very first game for the brand new Tampa Bay Bandits, which kicked off in spring 1983, George Ragsdale was set to return the innagural kick off. George Ragsdale broke his leg in that opening kick and never played professional football again. George remained on contract and on the roster through 1985, when the USFL and the Tampa Bay Bandits franchise, after 3 winning seasons proved unprofitable and folded.
In 1985, George and his family moved to North Carolina for a coaching job. George Ragsdale is currently the interim head football coach at his alma mater North Carolina A & T University in Greensboro, NC.
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