Josh Ranek

Athlete

1978 –

44

Who is Josh Ranek?

Josh Ranek is a former Canadian football league player.

Ranek was a running back in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Renegades, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Edmonton Eskimos, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 2002, he attended the training camp of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Ranek played college football at South Dakota State University.

A term was coined by Chris Walby, color commentator for the CFL broadcasts on CBC, called "Ring around the Ranek" to describe Ranek's power running, and his being an integral part to his team. Ranek won the "CFL Player of the Week" award on August 9, 2006 for a win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Born
May 11, 1978
Tyndall
Education
  • South Dakota State University
Lived in
  • South Dakota
  • Tyndall

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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