Ron Kubesh
Encyclopedia
Ronald "Ron" J. Kubesh was a college
and professional
American football
player in the 1950s.
where in his senior year, he made 26 tackles in a 29-14 win over Duluth High School. And at the University of North Dakota
, Kubesh was in on 40 to 50 percent of the tackles, earning Little All-American honors his senior year. He graduated from UND in 1955 and was a member of the All Century Football Team.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
and professional
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player in the 1950s.
Early career
Kubesh graduated Pine City High SchoolPine City High School
Pine City High School is a six-year public high school located in Pine City, Minnesota, a fourth-tier suburb of Minneapolis...
where in his senior year, he made 26 tackles in a 29-14 win over Duluth High School. And at the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
, Kubesh was in on 40 to 50 percent of the tackles, earning Little All-American honors his senior year. He graduated from UND in 1955 and was a member of the All Century Football Team.