No - but he was a radio sportscaster. He lettered in college football at tiny Eureka College but was not a star player.
Good enough to be a star at a small college. He probably would have done well at a larger university, but wasn't professional material.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was a professional movie actor and played many parts, possibly the one you are asking about. He surely played the Gipper, legendary football player.
"Dutch"...and while President, "The Great Communicator"Ronald ReAgan was know to many as The Great Communicator.
He got the nickname from playing the role of George Gipp, Notre Dame football player , in a movie, Knute Rockne -All American.
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US Presidents that played college football Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon & Ronald Reagan.Dwight Eisenhower- Played footballGerald Ford- played football as a center for The University of Michigan. He was a star football player and was voted the team's "most valuable player" in 1934.Richard Nixon- Was a player on the football for Whittier College, and basketball team, and track runner in his youth.Ronald Reagan- Played football
Professional football player.
Santiago Muñez was a fictional professional football player from the Goal! film trilogy series.
An injury ended Ronald Fleming's playing football early in his career. Ronald died in 2010 and ended up working in radio and for a local television station.