| Ron Dickerson | |
| Birth Date: | July 2, 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1969–1971 |
| Player Team1: | Kansas State |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 1973–1975 |
| Coach Team1: | Kansas State (CB) |
| Coach Years2: | 1976–1978 |
| Coach Team2: | Louisville (CB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1979–1980 |
| Coach Team3: | Pittsburgh (CB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1982–1984 |
| Coach Team4: | Colorado (CB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1985–1990 |
| Coach Team5: | Penn State (CB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1991–1992 |
| Coach Team6: | Clemson (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1993–1997 |
| Coach Team7: | Temple |
| Coach Years8: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team8: | Alabama State |
| Coach Years9: | 2010 |
| Coach Team9: | Lambuth |
| Coach Years10: | 2011 |
| Coach Team10: | Gardner–Webb (DL) |
| Overall Record: | 19–68 |
Ron Dickerson (born July 2, 1948) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Temple University from 1993 until 1997, at Alabama State University from 1998 through 1999, and at Lambuth University in 2010, compiling a career college football coaching record of 19–68.
Dickerson was the head coach at Temple from 1993 to 1997. He was the first black coach in Temple football history. He compiled an 8–47 record at Temple and resigned at the end of the 1997 season.[1] [2]
On January 8, 2010, Dickerson was named head football coach at Lambuth University replacing Hugh Freeze, who accepted a job with Arkansas State University. Lambuth University shut down after the 2010 season.
On July 14, 2011, Dickerson was named defensive line coach at Gardner–Webb University, joining his son Ron Dickerson, Jr.'s coaching staff.