Ron Stratten | |
Birth Date: | 1943 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Oregon |
Player Years1: | 1961–1963 |
Player Team1: | Oregon |
Player Positions: | Center, linebacker |
Coach Years1: | 1968–1971 |
Coach Team1: | Oregon (DL) |
Coach Years2: | 1972–1974 |
Coach Team2: | Portland State |
Overall Record: | 9–24 |
Ron Stratten (born 1943) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University team from 1972 to 1974. He compiled an overall record of 9–24 in three seasons.[1] Stratten was one of the first African American head football coaches 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 Head of Innovation at StrataSoles Enterprises, based in San Diego County, California.[3]
Stratten grew up in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School, where he played linebacker and fullback.[2] He played college football at University of Oregon from 1961 to 1963, and was the Ducks' defensive line coach from 1968 to 1971.[2] [4]