Ron Lynn Last College: Mount Union College '66 Position: Director of Player Development Experience: 3rd Season (2008)

Coaching Career
2010-11 • 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

After serving as Stanford's assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator for the 2008 and '09 seasons, Ron Lynn enters his second year as the program's director of player development.

His primary duties will focus on all aspects of Stanford's football operations and recruiting.
One of the most respected defensive minds in the game, Lynn's long line of experience includes holding defensive coordinator positions with the San Diego Chargers (1986-91), Cincinnati Bengals (1992-93) and Washington Redskins (1994-96). He was also a secondary coach in the NFL with the New England Patriots (1997-99), Oakland Raiders (2000-03) and San Francisco 49ers (2004).
Lynn got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1966 before returning to his alma mater, Mount Union College, where he coached from 1967-73. He then moved onto coaching positions at Kent State (1974-76), San Jose State (1977-78), Pacific (1979) and California (1980-82). He served as the Golden Bears defensive coordinator for the 1981 and '82 seasons.

His first professional coaching position was with Oakland Invaders of the USFL, where he worked as the team's defensive coordinator for all three years of the team's existence (1983-85).

Ron graduated from Mount Union College in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He later added a master's degree in education from Toledo in 1970.

Ron and his wife, Cynthia, reside in Palo Alto. They have three children, Ryon, John and Alec.