Ron Stratten

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1943)}}

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| birth_date = 1943

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

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| 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

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vikings.pdx.edu/coachrecords.html|title=Portland State Football Coaching Records|publisher=Portland State Vikings|accessdate=May 14, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713203137/http://www.vikings.pdx.edu/coachrecords.html|archivedate=July 13, 2006}} Stratten was one of the first African American head football coaches at a university with a majority white enrollment.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports/117912572563500.xml&coll=7|title=Football's forgotten pioneer|last=Bachman|first=Rachel|work=The Oregonian|date=May 13, 2007|accessdate=May 14, 2007}}

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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://stratasoles.com/index.php/blog/|title=StrataSoles® Blog|accessdate=April 19, 2018}}

Stratten grew up in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School, where he played linebacker and fullback. He played college football at University of Oregon from 1961 to 1963, and was the Ducks' defensive line coach from 1968 to 1971.{{cite web| title =UO Assistant Coaches| work =University of Oregon 2006 Football Media Guide| year =2006| url =http://www.goducks.com/pdf6/40637.pdf| page =171| accessdate =May 14, 2007| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110709133325/http://www.goducks.com/pdf6/40637.pdf| archivedate =July 9, 2011}}