He stood when he arched passes to Frank from the deck of the Ragnow family home in Victoria. He stood on the bleachers when he cheered on his son at Chanhassen High School. And like his father, Frank has stood tall since Jon died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Oct. 1, 2016.
The former Arkansas center enters the 2018 NFL draft as a potential first-round prospect. The moment will be bittersweet knowing it would’ve figuratively knocked Jon, the Ragnow’s statuesque leader with a booming voice, off his feet.
“He stood up, he never sat down,” Marty Ragnow recalled.