Ron Widby

New Orleans Saints 81st pick

PK · Tennessee · 1967

Draft Details

Year

1967

Round

Round 4

Pick

81st overall

Team

New Orleans Saints

Position

College

Tennessee

Ron Widby Career Stats

Super Bowl champion (VI)
Pro Bowl (1971)
Basketball second-team All-American – AP (1967)
SEC Basketball Player of the Year (1967)
2× Basketball All-SEC (1966, 1967)

Career Totals

Punts	Punting yards	Longest punt
368	15,448	84

Career History

New Orleans Saints (1967)
New Orleans Buccaneers (ABA) (1967)
Dallas Cowboys (1967–1971)
→ Oklahoma City Plainsmen (1967)
Green Bay Packers (1972–1973)

Born: Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. · Height: 6-4

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Ron Widby is a former kicker out of Tennessee, selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 81st overall pick (round 4) in the 1967 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and → Oklahoma City Plainsmen.

More from the 1967 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	IND	Bubba Smith	DE	Michigan State
1	2	MIN	Clinton Jones	RB	Michigan State
1	3	SF	Steve Spurrier	QB	Florida
1	4	MIA	Bob Griese	QB	Purdue
1	5	TEN	George Webster	LB	Michigan State
1	6	DEN	Floyd Little	RB	Syracuse
1	7	DET	Mel Farr	RB	UCLA
1	8	MIN	Gene Washington	WR	Michigan State
1	9	GB	Bob Hyland		Boston College
1	10	CHI	Loyd Phillips	DE	Arkansas

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