Ron Meeks (born August 27, 1954) is a former
player and coach. His son is former Stanford cornerback
Quenton Meeks
Quenton Meeks (born June 20, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Stanford.
Early years
Meeks attended Del Norte High School in San Diego, Ca ...
.
Meeks played
high school football for the
Robert E. Lee Generals in
Jacksonville, Florida. Meeks played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Arkansas State University and in the professionally in the
Canadian Football League (CFL) with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
,
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
and
Toronto Argonauts.
Meeks started coaching in the
National Football League (NFL) for the
Dallas Cowboys in 1991 and coached for the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
,
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
,
Washington Redskins and
St. Louis Rams, before joining the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...
in 2002. He resigned as the Colts
defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...
on January 20, 2009. He was hired as the defensive coordinator for the
Carolina Panthers on January 26, 2009.
Heraldonline.com, January 26, 2009. His contract with the Panthers expired after the 2010 season. He was re-signed as their defensive backs coach on January 17, 2011. On January 24, 2012 Meeks agreed to become the new defensive backs coach of the San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
.
References
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1954 births
Living people
African-American players of Canadian football
Arkansas State Red Wolves football players
Atlanta Falcons coaches
Carolina Panthers coaches
Cincinnati Bengals coaches
Dallas Cowboys coaches
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Indianapolis Colts coaches
Miami Hurricanes football coaches
National Football League defensive coordinators
Ottawa Rough Riders players
San Diego Chargers coaches
Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Robert E. Lee High School (Jacksonville) alumni
St. Louis Rams coaches
Toronto Argonauts players
Washington Redskins coaches
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople