Ron Crook joined the Coyotes in the summer of 2022. His career has spanned three decades and includes stops at Cincinnati, West Virginia, Stanford, Harvard and Illinois. Crook serves as run game coordinator, special teams coordinator, and works primarily with the Coyotes’ tight ends.
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Crook most recently served as offensive line coach at Cincinnati from 2017-21. The Bearcats have won back-to-back AAC titles and became the first group of five team to compete in the College Football Playoff this past season.
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Crook has been an offensive line coach throughout his career, but doubled as special teams coordinator early on at Clarion, Glenville State and West Virginia Institute of Technology. He was at Harvard from 2003-10, Stanford from 2011-12 and West Virginia from 2013-16 prior to arriving at Cincinnati.
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Crook’s resume includes the tutelage of 38 all-conference players, nine all-Americans and nine NFL players. He has been a part of 10 championship-winning teams, worked with a pair of teams that made the NCAA Division II playoffs and has now coached inside the College Football Playoff.
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The list of Bowl Games Crook has coached in is extensive and includes: Cotton (2021), Peach (2020), Birmingham (2019), Military (2018), Russel Athletic (2016), Cactus (2015), Liberty (2014), Rose (2012) and Fiesta (2011).
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Crook was an offensive lineman collegiately at West Liberty State from 1986-88. He is originally from Parkersburg, West Virginia. He and his wife, Stacy, have three children, Andrew, Cian and Kenley.
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