Ron Stratten
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| Ron Stratten | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Portland State | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Place of birth |  San Francisco, California |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 9-24 | |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1961-1963 | Oregon | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1968-1971 1972-1974 |
Oregon (defensive line) Portland State (head coach) |
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Ron Stratten (b. 1943 in San Francisco, California) was the head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team from 1972 to 1974. He compiled an overall record of 9-24 in three seasons.[1] Stratten was the first African American head football coach at a university with a majority white enrollment.[2]
Stratten resigned after three seasons due to the team's poor performance. He was succeeded by Mouse Davis, the offensive coordinator he had hired a year earlier.[2] After leaving coaching, he worked for the NCAA's education services division, and is now retired and living in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]
Stratten grew up in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School, where he played linebacker and fullback.[2] He played college football for the University of Oregon from 1961 to 1963, and was the Ducks' defensive line coach from 1968 to 1971.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Portland State Football Coaching Records. Portland State Vikings. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ a b c d e Bachman, Rachel. "Football's forgotten pioneer", The Oregonian, May 13, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ UO Assistant Coaches. University of Oregon 2006 Football Media Guide p. 171 (2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
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