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Coaching Career
2010 • Stanford Director of Player Development
2008-09 • Stanford, Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator
2004 • San Francisco 49ers, Secondary
2000-03 • Oakland Raiders, Secondary
1997-99 • New England Patriots, Secondary
1994-96 • Washington Redskins, Defensive Coordinator
1992-93 • Cincinnati Bengals, Defensive Coordinator
1986-91 • San Diego Chargers, Defensive Coordinator
1983-85 • Oakland Invaders, Defensive Coordinator
1980-82 • California, Defensive Coordinator (1981-82), Secondary (1980)
1979 • Pacific, Secondary
1977-78 • San Jose State, Secondary
1974-76 • Kent State, Secondary
1967-73 • Mount Union College, Secondary
1966 • Toledo, Graduate Assistant
One of the most respected defensive minds in the game, Ron Lynn takes over the position of director of player development after serving two years as the team's assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator.
Lynn and co-defensive coordinator Andy Buh continue to put their stamp on the Cardinal defense which has finished 11th nationally each of the last two seasons in sacks per game.
Lynn's long line of experience includes defensive coordinator positions in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers (1986-91), Cincinnati Bengals (1992-93) and Washington Redskins (1994-96). He also was a secondary coach in the NFL with the New England Patriots (1997-99), Oakland Raiders (2000-03) and San Francisco 49ers (2004).
His NFL career was highlighted by his tenures with the Patriots and Raiders.
His most successful run came during the first three of his four seasons in Oakland when the club won three consecutive AFC West titles and reached the Super Bowl following the 2002 season. Lynn worked under head coach Jon Gruden for his first two seasons in the East Bay before Bill Callahan came on for his two campaigns with the club. Lynn also worked with current Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh when Harbaugh was the quarterbacks coach in Oakland during the 2002 and 2003 campaigns.
Working with head coach Pete Carroll in New England, Lynn helped coach the Patriots to an AFC East title in their first year with the club in 1997 and the playoffs in each of their first two seasons.
He most recently was the secondary coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 2004.
Lynn got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1966 before returning to coach from 1967-73 at his alma mater Mount Union College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from in 1966. He then moved on to college coaching jobs at Kent State (1974-76), San Jose State (1977-78), Pacific (1979) and California (1980-82), taking over as the Golden Bears' defensive coordinator in his final two seasons after spending his first year as the team's secondary coach.
He took his first job in professional football as the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Invaders and worked for all three seasons (1983-85) of the team's existence in the three-year history of the United States Football League. In 1985, the Invaders reached the final championship game the league conducted.
Ron and his wife, Cynthia reside in Menlo Park. They have three children, Ryon, John and Alec.
The Lynn File
Full Name: Ron Lynn
Hometown: Struthers, Ohio
High School: Struthers
College: Mount Union College, 1966 (B.S., Chemistry), Toledo, 1970 (M.Ed.)
Wife: Cynthia
Children: Ryon, John, Alec
Playing Experience:
QB/DB, Mount Union College, 1962-65
Recruiting Areas:
California (East Bay, North Bay, Sacramento Valley, North San Joaquin Valley), Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
