Ron Dickerson was head college football

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 coach for the Temple

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 from 1993 until 1997 and at Alabama State

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 from 1998 through 1999. His overall coaching record is 15–62.

After coaching under Joe Paterno

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 at Pennsylvania State University

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 as a defensive backs coach, he was named head football coach for the Temple

Temple Owls football

The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...

 from 1993 until 1997. After Temple, Dickerson became the head coach at Alabama State

Alabama State University

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 from 1998 through 1999.

On January, 8, 2010, Dickerson was named head football coach at Lambuth University

Lambuth University

Lambuth University was a liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee. It was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lambuth's athletic teams participated in the NAIA's TranSouth and Mid-South Conferences...

 replacing Hugh Freeze

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, who accepted a job with San Jose State University

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