Ron Stratten

Ron Stratten (born 1943) is an American former 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]

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Biographical details
Born	1943 (age 81–82) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oregon
Playing career
1961–1963	Oregon
Positions	Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1971	Oregon (DL)
1972–1974	Portland State
Head coaching record
Overall	9–24
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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]

1. ^ "Portland State Football Coaching Records". Portland State Vikings. Archived from the original on July 13, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Bachman, Rachel (May 13, 2007). "Football's forgotten pioneer". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
3. ^ "StrataSoles® Blog". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
4. ^ "UO Assistant Coaches" (PDF). University of Oregon 2006 Football Media Guide. 2006. p. 171. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2007.

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