| Ronald Nettles |
Full Name: Ronald John Nettles
Born: January 23, 1927, Newberry, Fla.
Died: November 12, 2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
School: Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 47-48 F-G 5-11 160 Fr * Tallahassee 48-49 4 G 5-11 160 So * Tallahassee 49-50 44 G-F 5-11 160 Jr * Tallahassee 50-51 42 G 5-10 150 Sr * Tallahassee |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1948 C 5-11 160 Fr * Tallahassee 1949 C 5-11 160 So * Tallahassee 1950 C 5-11 160 Jr * Tallahassee 1951 C 5-10 150 Sr * Tallahassee |
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Obituary for Ronald John Nettles Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 14, 2012 Ronald John Nettles was born on January 23, 1927 and passed away November 12th, 2012. He was born in Newberry, Florida to Winnie and Oscar John (OJ) Nettles. Ron served his country in the Navy. He earned the respect and admiration from his peers in the business community. He was the captain of the first FSU basketball team and loved playing baseball, basketball, football, golf, and traveling with his family and friends. He will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Nettles; children, Nancy, Susan and Tim; grandchildren, Chase and Brynna Link; Aly and Scott Harrell; and Carlie and William Nettles; and great-grandson, Ashton Link.
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| FSU Statistics |
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--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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47-48 13 2 2 .000 .000 6 .000 10 0.8 0.0 1
48-49 19 3 13 .000 .000 4 .000 30 1.6 0.0 3
49-50 14 8 .000 .000 2 9 .222 18 1.3 0.0 24
50-51 10 2 .000 .000 3 .000 7 0.7 0.0
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Tot 56 5 0 25 0 .000 0 0 .000 15 9 .*** 65 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 24 4 0 0 0 0
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| Basketball |
Game Statistics 1947-48 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 12 Troy State 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jan 13 Stetson 1 1 1 5 3 5 Jan 15 Georgia Teachers 1 f 0 0 2 0 0 Jan 17 Georgia-Savannah 1 0 0 0 2 Jan 23 Mercer 1 g 0 2 3 2 4 Jan 24 Spring Hill College 1 0 0 1 0 Jan 30 Troy State 1 1 0 2 3 Feb 3 Mercer 1 0 1 1 1 3 Feb 5 Erskine College 1 0 1 1 1 2 Feb 6 Wofford College 1 0 1 1 1 2 Feb 13 Southern College 1 0 0 0 0 1 Feb 19 Georgia Teachers 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 24 Stetson 1 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 14 10 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 1948-49 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 7 Mississippi College 1 1 0 0 2 0 Dec 11 Southern College 1 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 30 Southwestern-Memphis 1 0 1 1 1 5 Jan 5 Stetson 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jan 15 Tampa 1 0 0 0 0 Jan 18 Mercer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 21 Troy State 1 g 0 0 0 0 2 Jan 27 Oglethorpe 1 1 1 3 3 5 Jan 28 Mercer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 2 Tampa 1 1 0 0 2 1 Feb 4 Mississippi College 1 0 0 0 Feb 5 Millsaps College 1 g 1 0 2 Feb 12 Oglethorpe 1 0 0 0 Feb 18 Sewanee 1 1 1 3 Feb 19 Sewanee 1 0 0 0 5 Feb 23 Birmingham So Coll 1 g 0 0 0 Feb 28 Mercer 1 4 1 9 Mar 1 Tampa 1 2 0 0 4 Mar 2 Lambuth College 1 2 0 0 4 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 19 3 0 13 0 0 0 4 4 30 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 1949-50 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 5 Mississippi College 1 2 0 1 4 1 Dec 6 Mississippi College 1 0 0 1 0 1 Dec 10 Troy State 1 0 0 1 0 0 Dec 15 Coll of Charleston 1 0 0 0 Dec 19 Central College 1 0 1 1 1 1 Dec 21 SW Missouri State 1 0 0 0 0 3 Jan 12 Tampa 1 0 0 0 Jan 26 Millsaps College 1 1 0 2 Feb 1 Mercer 1 0 0 0 Feb 17 Sewanee 1 1 1 3 Feb 18 Sewanee 1 2 0 4 Feb 23 Stetson 1 1 0 2 Feb 28 Florida Southern Col 1 0 0 0 Mar 1 Mississippi College 1 1 0 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 14 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 4 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1950-51 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 9 Coll of Charleston 1 0 0 0 Dec 15 Howard 1 0 0 0 Dec 16 Florida Southern Col 1 1 0 0 2 Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1 1 0 0 2 Jan 17 Tampa 1 0 0 0 0 Jan 19 Howard 1 0 0 0 Jan 27 Stetson 1 0 0 1 0 Feb 28 Mercer 1 0 1 1 1 Mar 12 South Dakota State 1 0 1 2 1 Mar 15 Millikin 1 0 1 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1948 .135 13 11 37 7 5 2 0 0 5 7 .189 13 9 .360 2 1949 .000 2 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 1 .333 0 0 1950 .236 18 18 55 12 13 2 0 0 7 15 .273 16 10 .408 2 1951 .200 7 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 .200 .200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .183 40 36 120 22 22 4 0 0 14 26 .217 33 0 20 0 .359 0 0 4 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1948 75 13 7 .926 1949 10 2 4 .750 ---------------------------- Tot 85 15 11 .901 0 |
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Game Statistics |
1948
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Apr 9 Rollins College 4a .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Apr 10 Rollins College 8 .000 1 C 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1
Apr 16 Mississippi College 1 .000 1 C 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Apr 17 Mississippi College 6 .125 1 C 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 10 0 1
Apr 22 Mercer 7 .182 1 C 3 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 1
Apr 24 Georgia-Savannah 7 .143 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
Apr 28 Troy State 7 .167 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 2 1
May 8 Georgia Teachers 6 .190 1 C 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0
May 14 Middle Georgia Coll 6a .182 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1
May 15 Georgia-Savannah 6 .154 1 C 4 1 0 1 0 0 13 3
May 21 Rollins College 6 .167 1 C 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
May 22 Rollins College 7 .152 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 2
May 27 Troy State 6 .135 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
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.135 13 11 37 7 5 2 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 75 13 7
1949
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Apr 9 Millsaps College 8 .000 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 18 Mississippi College 9 .000 1 C 1 1 0 0 0 0
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.000 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 27 Mississippi College 8 .000 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Mississippi College 8 .429 1 C 4 0 3 2 3 0
Apr 7 Florida Southern Col 7 .273 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 Florida Southern Col 8 .308 1 C 2 1 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 10 Bradley 8 .313 1 C 3 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 11 Bradley 8 .278 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 14 Stetson 8 .300 1 C 2 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 15 Stetson 8 .286 1 C 1 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 Tampa 8 .333 1 C 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
Apr 22 Tampa 8 .286 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 28 Mercer 8 .313 1 C 4 0 2 1 2 3 0
Apr 29 Mercer 8 .286 1 C 3 2 0 0 0 0
May 5 Tampa 8 .282 1 C 4 2 1 1 0
May 6 Tampa 8 .268 1 C 2 0 0 1 0 0
May 12 Mercer 8 .244 1 C 4 1 0 0 0 0
May 13 Mercer 8 .229 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0
May 19 Stetson 8 .226 1 C 5 1 1 1 0
May 20 Stetson 8 .236 1 C 2 1 1 1 1 2 0
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.236 18 18 55 13 13 2 0 0 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
1951
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Apr 2 Mississippi College 5a .000 1 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 27 Georgia 4a .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 28 Georgia 8 .000 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 11 Mississippi College 7 .111 1 C 4 0 1 2 1 0
May 12 Mississippi College 7 .308 1 C 4 0 3 0 3 0
May 18 Stetson 8 .250 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0
May 19 Stetson 8 .200 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0
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.200 7 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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