Ron Lynn

{{Short description|American football coach}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1944|12|6|mf=y}}

|birth_place =Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.

|college =Mount Union

|pastexecutive =

• Stanford (2010–2014)
  Director of player development

|pfrcoach =LynnRo0

|pastcoaching =

{{bulleted list

|Toledo (1966)
Graduate assistant

|Mount Union (1967–1973)
Secondary coach

|Kent State (1974–1976)
Secondary coach

|San Jose State (1977–1978)
Secondary coach

|Pacific (1979)
Secondary coach

|California (1980)
Secondary coach

|California (1981–1982)
Defensive coordinator

|Oakland Invaders ({{USFL Year|1983}}–{{USFL Year|1985}})
Defensive coordinator

|San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1986|1991}})
Defensive coordinator

|Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1992|1993}})
Defensive coordinator

|Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
Defensive coordinator

|New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1997|1999}})
Secondaries coach

|Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2000|2003}}){{cite news |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/02/09/stanford-names-lynn-defensive-coordinator-2/ |title=Stanford names Lynn defensive coordinator |work=East Bay Times |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=June 27, 2025}}
Secondaries coach

|San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2004}})
Secondaries coach

|Stanford (2008–2009)
Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator

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Ronald William Lynn (born December 6, 1944) is an American former football coach and executive. He served as defensive coordinator for Stanford from 2008 to 2009,{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/lynn-no-longer-on-defensive-staff-3199839.php |title=Lynn no longer on defensive staff |last=FitzGerald |first=Tom |work=SFGate |date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2025}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=sGNcAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22Ron+Lynn%22&article_id=1167,2728002&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw3_PhnZKOAxWWjK8BHSDrIRgQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Ron%20Lynn%22&f=false |title=The Vindicator |publisher=The Vindicator |language=en}} and was a defensive coordinator in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons from 1986 to 1996. His coordinating stints were with the San Diego Chargers (1986–91), Cincinnati Bengals (1992–93), and Washington Redskins (1994–96).