Ron Adams (American football)

American football player (born 1966)

American football player

Ron Adams

No. 10

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1966-07-24) July 24, 1966 (age 58)
Taylor, Michigan, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

210 lb (95 kg)

Career information

High school:

Taylor (MI) Center

College:

Eastern Michigan

Undrafted:

1988

Career history

As a player:

Detroit Drive (1991–1993)
Tampa Bay Storm (1997–1999)

As a coach:

Taylor (MI) Center H.S. (AST) (1989–1992)
Melvindale (MI) H.S. (AST) (1993–1997)
Wyandotte (MI) H.S. (OC) (1998–2000)
Taylor (MI) Truman H.S. (HC) (2001–2005)
Wyandotte (MI) Rossevelt H.S. (HC) (2006–2021)

Career highlights and awards

ArenaBowl champion (1992)
First-team All-MAC (1987)
Second-team All-MAC (1986)
Eastern Michigan Hall of Fame (1999)
Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame

Career Arena League statistics

Comp. / Att.:	101 / 177
Passing yards:	1,330
TD-INT:	12-10
QB Rating:	74.35
Rushing TD:	7
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Ron Adams (born July 24, 1966) is a former American football quarterback for the Detroit Drive and Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.

Early life

Adams attended Taylor Center High School in Taylor, Michigan.

College career

Adams continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Adams lead the Eagles to the 1987 Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, and was twice named an All-MAC selection. He was inducted into the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Statistics

Adams' statistics are as follows:

Season	Games	Passing							Rushing
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Season	Games	Comp	Att	Yards	Pct.	TD	Int	QB Rating	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
1984	5	15	35	258	42.9	2	2	112.2	5	14	3.6	0
1985	8	91	167	997	54.5	5	11	100.3	49	-10	-0.2	0
1986	11	151	251	1,995	60.2	13	6	139.2	78	50	0.6	0
1987	12	107	202	1,527	53.0	6	9	117.4	100	425	4.3	6
NCAA Career Totals	36	364	655	4,757	55.6	26	28	121.1	241	502	2.1	6

Professional career

He played for the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League from 1991 to 1993. He served as a backup quarterback, starting a few games during the 1992 ArenaBowl Championship season.

Adams came back to arena football in 1997 with the Tampa Bay Storm. Adams spent 3 seasons as the backup quarterback.

Coaching career

Adams coached for 24 years, serving as a head coach for 13 of those years, and he continues as the head coach at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, Michigan. He was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Association's Coaches Hall of Fame.

References

"Ron Adams". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
"Ron Adams College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
Purcell, Jared (November 27, 2013). "Wyandotte Roosevelt football coach Ron Adams says goodbye after raising program to new heights". mlive.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
"Coach Ron Adams". www.hof.mhsfca.com. Michigan High School Football Association Coaches Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 3, 2014.

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles starting quarterbacks
Herman Carroll (1956) Bill Ameel (1957) John Kubiak (1958) Dave Longridge (1959) George Beaudette (1960–61) Tom Prieur (1962) Don Oboza (1963) Bill MacGillivray (1964) Ed Mass (1965) Rick Krumm (1966) Jon Vaccarelli (1967) Arnold Fontes (1968) Donald Stewart (1969–70) Bob Hill (1971) Houston Booth (1972) Frank Kolch (1973) Jerry Mucha (1974–75) Steve Raklovits (1976–77) Burt Beaney (1978) Scott Davis (1979–80) J. F. Green (1981) Steve Coulter (1982–83) Robert Gordon (1984) Ron Adams (1985–87) Tom Sullivan (1988–89) Shane Jackson (1990) Kwame McKinnon (1991) Kwesi Ramsey (1992) Michael Armour (1993–94) Charlie Batch (1995–97) Walter Church (1996–2000) Kainoa Akina (2001) Troy Edwards (2002) Chinedu Okoro (2003) Matt Bohnet (2004–05) Andy Schmitt (2006–08) Alex Gillett (2009–11) Tyler Benz (2012–13) Brogan Roback (2013–17) Reginald Bell (2014–15) Rob Bolden (2014) Todd Porter (2016) Tyler Wiegers (2018) Mike Glass III (2018–2019) Preston Hutchinson (2019–2021) Ben Bryant (2021) Taylor Powell (2022) Austin Smith (2022–2023) Cole Snyder (2024)

Eastern Michigan Eagles starting quarterbacks

Herman Carroll (1956)
Bill Ameel (1957)
John Kubiak (1958)
Dave Longridge (1959)
George Beaudette (1960–61)
Tom Prieur (1962)
Don Oboza (1963)
Bill MacGillivray (1964)
Ed Mass (1965)
Rick Krumm (1966)
Jon Vaccarelli (1967)
Arnold Fontes (1968)
Donald Stewart (1969–70)
Bob Hill (1971)
Houston Booth (1972)
Frank Kolch (1973)
Jerry Mucha (1974–75)
Steve Raklovits (1976–77)
Burt Beaney (1978)
Scott Davis (1979–80)
J. F. Green (1981)
Steve Coulter (1982–83)
Robert Gordon (1984)
Ron Adams (1985–87)
Tom Sullivan (1988–89)
Shane Jackson (1990)
Kwame McKinnon (1991)
Kwesi Ramsey (1992)
Michael Armour (1993–94)
Charlie Batch (1995–97)
Walter Church (1996–2000)
Kainoa Akina (2001)
Troy Edwards (2002)
Chinedu Okoro (2003)
Matt Bohnet (2004–05)
Andy Schmitt (2006–08)
Alex Gillett (2009–11)
Tyler Benz (2012–13)
Brogan Roback (2013–17)
Reginald Bell (2014–15)
Rob Bolden (2014)
Todd Porter (2016)
Tyler Wiegers (2018)
Mike Glass III (2018–2019)
Preston Hutchinson (2019–2021)
Ben Bryant (2021)
Taylor Powell (2022)
Austin Smith (2022–2023)
Cole Snyder (2024)

v t e Detroit Drive / Massachusetts Marauders starting quarterbacks
Rich Ingold (1988) Todd Hons (1988) Michael Trigg (1989) Tony Burris (1989) Art Schlichter (1990–1991) Gilbert Renfroe (1992–1993) Ron Adams (1992) Mike Pagel (1994)

v t e Detroit Drive ArenaBowl VI champions
1 Gary Mullen 3 Novo Bojovic 27 George LaFrance (MVP) 29 Tate Randle 33 Will McClay 44 Alvin Rettig 62 Jon Roehlk 80 Paul Jokisch 88 John Corker -- Ron Adams -- Flint Fleming -- Erwin Grabisna -- Mark Guy -- Kenneth Harper -- William Harris -- Darek Holloway -- Quinton Knight -- John Langeloh -- Andre Langley -- Rod McSwain -- Gilbert Renfroe -- Lynn Rowland -- Broderick Sargent -- Robert Smith -- B. T. Thompson Head coach: Tim Marcum

Detroit Drive ArenaBowl VI champions

Head coach: Tim Marcum

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