Ron Blackledge was an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 from 1982 to 1991, and was an offensive line coach with the Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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 from 1992 to 1995.

Coaching career

Ron joined the Steelers in 1982 as an offensive assistant and was named offensive line coach two days later. From 1984-88, he shared the offensive line coaching duties, focusing on the tackles and tight ends. He took over responsibility for the entire line in 1989. His 33 years of coaching include nine seasons at the high school level in Canton, Ohio, 14 years in college and 14 in the NFL. His first coaching position was at Canton South High School in 1960. He also coached at Timken and Glenwood high schools in Canton before moving to Ashland College as an offensive line coach in 1968. Following two years at Ashland were stints as offensive line coach for Cincinnati, Kentucky and Princeton. He was named offensive coordinator at Kent State University

Kent State University

Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...

 in 1977. He served as that school's head coach from 1979-81 before joining the Steelers the following year. As a player, he played tight end and defensive end for Bowling Green University from 1957-59. He was later inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.

Personal

Ron is the father of former quarterback Todd Blackledge

Todd Blackledge

Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers...

 who played for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

 and Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

.