Ron Meeks (born August 27, 1954) is a former gridiron football player and coach. His son is former Stanford cornerback

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. Meeks played

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for the Robert E. Lee Generals in

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. Meeks played college football at

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and in the professionally in the

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(CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and

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. Meeks started coaching in the

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(NFL) for the

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in 1991 and coached for the Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons,

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and

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, before joining the Indianapolis Colts in 2002. He resigned as the Colts defensive coordinator on January 20, 2009. He was hired as the defensive coordinator for the

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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.

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