:Ron Mattes
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ron Mattes
| current_team = North Carolina A&T Aggies
| number =
| position = Offensive line coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|08|8}}
| birth_place = Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 309
| high_school = North Schuylkill
(Ashland, Pennsylvania){{Cite web|title=North Schuylkill's "gentle giant" wears life's lessons well|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/467072304/?match=1&terms=%22ron%20mattes%22|access-date=2024-12-06|website=Pottsville Republican|language=en-US}}
| college = Virginia
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 193
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1985|1990}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1991}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1992}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1993}})*
| pastcoaching =
- James Madison (1995–1999)
Tight ends coach, offensive tackles coach, & defensive tackles coach - Virginia (2010)
Offensive line coach - Elon (2011–2013)
Offensive line coach, run game coordinator, & long snappers coach - VMI (2014)
Tight ends coach - North Carolina A&T (2016–present)
Offensive line coach
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 95
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 60
| pfr = MattRo20
}}
Ronald Anthony Mattes (born August 8, 1963) is an American college football coach and former offensive tackle. He is the Offensive line coach for North Carolina A&T State University, a position he has held since 2016.{{Cite web |title=Ron Mattes - Offensive Line - Football Coaches |url=https://ncataggies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ron-mattes/531 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=North Carolina A&T |language=en}} He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL draft and also played for the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at the University of Virginia. He also coached for Virginia.{{cite web|title=Recruiters using Ron Mattes' GA title against UVA|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/12863/opposing-recruiters-using-ron-mattes-ga-title-against-uva|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=25 October 2016|date=29 July 2010}}
References
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External links
- [https://ncataggies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ron-mattes/531 North Carolina A&T profile]
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Elon Phoenix football coaches
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:James Madison Dukes football coaches
Category:North Carolina A&T Aggies football coaches
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Virginia Cavaliers football coaches
Category:Virginia Cavaliers football players
Category:VMI Keydets football coaches
Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
Category:Sportspeople from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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