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University of Illinois Athletics

2018 Football Roster

62 Ron Gaines III

  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 290
  • Position LS
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Simeon

Biography

2018

  • Redshirted the 2018 season

High School

  • Three-year letterwinner in football
  • Played for head coach Dante Culbreath at Simeon Career Academy
  • Helped Simeon to 2016 and 2017 city championships
  • 4 1/2 star long snapper rating by Rubio Long Snapper
  • 4 1/2 star long snapper rating by Kohls Kicking
  • Also wrestled in high school

Personal

  • Born June 7, 2000
  • Son of Kenyatta and Ronald Gaines, Jr.
  • Younger brother, Cameron, and younger sister, Kira
  • Mother played volleyball and softball and ran track in college
  • Plans to attend law school following his playing career
  • Picked Illinois because, "I know they will challenge me not only on the field being a Big Ten Division I conference program but also in the classroom being ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation."
  • Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete because, "his love for the game, his athleticism and his determination to be the best."

Statistics

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