Ron Kadziel

Kadziel attended Pomona Catholic High School, where he practiced football and baseball.He was drafted as a catcher by the Minnesota Twins after graduation, but turned down the signing bonus to play college football.He became a starter, posting 56 tackles and 2 interceptions, even though he was limited with a pulled thigh muscle that he suffered in mid-season.Kadziel was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (129th overall) of the 1971 NFL draft.[2] He started the season opener at weakside linebacker against the Cincinnati Bengals, but was demoted afterwards in favor of Ron Acks.
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