# Ron Blaylock
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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1939)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ron Blaylock
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|5|27}}
| birth_place = [Emporia, Kansas](/source/Emporia%2C_Kansas), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1959–1960
| player_team1 = [Kansas State](/source/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football)
| player_positions = [Quarterback](/source/Quarterback)
| coach_years1 = 1961–1962
| coach_team1 = [Emporia State](/source/Emporia_State_Hornets_football) (backfield)
| coach_years2 = 1963–1965
| coach_team2 = [Yankton](/source/Yankton_Greyhounds_football)
| coach_years3 = 1966
| coach_team3 = [Emporia State](/source/Emporia_State_Hornets_football) (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1967–1968
| coach_team4 = [Emporia State](/source/Emporia_State_Hornets_football)
| overall_record = 19–25–2
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'''Ronald Dean Blaylock''' (born May 27, 1939) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) coach. He served the head football coach at [Yankton College](/source/Yankton_College) in [Yankton, South Dakota](/source/Yankton%2C_South_Dakota) from 1962 to 1965 and Kansas State Teachers College—now known as [Emporia State University](/source/Emporia_State_University)—in [Emporia, Kansas](/source/Emporia%2C_Kansas) from 1967 to 1968, compiling a career [college football](/source/college_football) coaching record of 19–25–2.[[http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/colmo1&CISOPTR=106869&CISOSHOW=107051&REC=44 Columbia Missourian] "Emporia State College Hires Ron Blaylock as Football Coach" December 13, 1966][{{cite web|title=2015 ESU Football MIAA Media Day Guide|url=http://www.esuhornets.com/documents/2015/8/3//2015ESUFBMIAAMediaDayPreGuide.pdf|website=ESU Hornets|publisher=Emporia State University|accessdate=November 4, 2015}}]
Blaylock played college football as [quarterback](/source/quarterback) at [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University), lettering in 1959 and 1960. He began his coaching career at Emporia State as backfield coach under [Keith Caywood](/source/Keith_Caywood) while earning his master's degree.[{{cite news |author= |title=Yankton Hires Ron Blaylock As Grid Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62028970/argus-leader/ |newspaper=[Argus Leader](/source/Argus_Leader) |location=[Sioux Falls, South Dakota](/source/Sioux_Falls%2C_South_Dakota) |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |date=July 23, 1963 |page=14 |access-date=October 28, 2020 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}][{{cite news |author= |title=Ron Blaylock Is Named NAIA District 12 Coach Of The Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62029442/the-emporia-gazette/ |newspaper=[Emporia Gazette](/source/Emporia_Gazette) |location=[Emporia, Kansas](/source/Emporia%2C_Kansas) |date=January 11, 1966 |page=13 |access-date=October 28, 2020 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}]
Blaylock was married to Virginia Kay Blaylock, who died in 2006.[{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jdokAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KRIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3101,531061&dq=ron+blaylock+emporia&hl=en|title= Obituary|accessdate=November 4, 2015|work=The American|publisher=The American, Fairland OK|date=March 16, 2006|page=12}}]
==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [Yankton Greyhounds](/source/Yankton_Greyhounds_football)
| conf = [Tri-State Conference](/source/Tri-State_Conference_(1960%E2%80%931981))
| startyear = 1963
| endyear = 1965
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1963](/source/1963_NAIA_football_season)
| name = Yankton
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1964](/source/1964_NAIA_football_season)
| name = Yankton
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1965](/source/1965_NAIA_football_season)
| name = Yankton
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Yankton
| overall = 13–14
| confrecord = 9–9
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [Emporia State Hornets](/source/Emporia_State_Hornets_football)
| conf = [Central Intercollegiate Conference](/source/Central_Intercollegiate_Conference)
| startyear = 1967
| endyear = 1968
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1967](/source/1967_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
| name = Emporia State
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1968](/source/1968_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
| name = Emporia State
| overall = 5–2–2
| conference = 2–1–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Emporia State
| overall = 6–11–2
| confrecord = 3–4–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 19–25–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Yankton Greyhounds football coach navbox}}
{{Emporia State Hornets football coach navbox}}
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Category:1939 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Emporia State Hornets football coaches
Category:Kansas State Wildcats football players
Category:Yankton Greyhounds football coaches
Category:Emporia State University alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Emporia, Kansas
Category:Coaches of American football from Kansas
Category:Players of American football from Kansas
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