Ron Meyer
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1941 Columbus, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1962 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964 | Penn H.S. |
| 1965–1970 | Purdue (Asst.) |
| 1971–1972 | Dallas Cowboys (Scout) |
| 1973–1975 | UNLV |
| 1976–1981 | SMU |
| 1982–1984 | New England Patriots |
| 1986–1991 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Posse |
| 2001 | Chicago Enforcers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–40–1 (college) 54–50 (NFL) 5–5 (XFL) |
| Bowls | 0-2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWC (1981) | |
| Awards | |
|
As a coach 1962 Academic All-Big Ten 1962 Noble E. Kizer Award 1963 Big Ten Medal of Honor |
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As a coach
1x NCAA Division II Coach of the Year (1974)
1x SWC Coach of the Year (1981)
2x AFC Coach of the Year (1982, 1986)
UPI NFL Coach of the Year 1987
Ron Meyer (born February 17, 1941) is a former college and professional football coach. He is best known for being the head coach of Southern Methodist University, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.
Meyer's head coaching career began at UNLV, where he coached from 1973 through 1975. In 1974, he had an undefeated season at UNLV at 11–0; leading the Rebels to the NCAA Division II playoffs. In 1976, Meyer was the head coach of Southern Methodist University where he coached until 1981. This tenure included winning the Southwest Conference championship in 1981 with running backs Eric Dickerson and Craig James. While at SMU, Meyer was the losing coach in the famous "Miracle Bowl" in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, where SMU held a 45–25 lead against BYU with less than four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, only to lose 46–45 thanks to three touchdown passes from Jim McMahon.
Meyer moved to the pros in 1982, where he would coach the New England Patriots for 3 seasons. He was named the AFC Coach of the Year in his first season where he led the New England Patriots to the playoffs in the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season after the team had finished with the league's worst record the prior season. He is perhaps best remembered by New England fans for coaching during the infamous Snowplow Game against the Miami Dolphins on December 12, 1982. Under heavy snow at Foxboro Stadium with 4:45 remaining in the game, the Patriots lined up for a go-ahead field goal. Meyer called for a stadium worker named Mark Henderson (who was on a prison work release) to drive his snowplow on the field in order to clear an area for holder Matt Cavanaugh to spot the ball and to give kicker John Smith better footing. The Patriots went on to win the game, 3–0, on their way to their first playoff appearance since the 1979 season.
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