Ron Waller

Ron Waller
No. 27
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	February 14, 1933; Hastings, Florida, U.S.
Died:	December 16, 2018 (aged 85); Blades, Delaware, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Laurel (Laurel, Delaware)
College:	Maryland
NFL draft:	1955 / round: 2 / pick: 15
Career history
As a player:
	Los Angeles Rams (1955–1958); Los Angeles Chargers (1960);
As a coach:
	San Diego Chargers (1972–1973); Special teams coach; San Diego Chargers (1973); Interim head coach; Philadelphia Bell (1974); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (1955); National champion (1953); First-team All-ACC (1954); Delaware Sports Hall of Fame (1977);
	Record at Pro Football Reference
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ron Waller (February 14, 1933 – December 16, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1955 through 1958 and for the American Football League (AFL)'s Los Angeles Chargers in 1960. He was the interim head coach of the NFL's San Diego Chargers for the final six games of the 1973 season, and held the same position with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974. Waller was also the head coach of the Wilmington Clippers and the Norfolk Neptunes of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL).

Prior to his professional career, Waller played for Laurel High School in Laurel, Delaware, and the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1977 he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.^[1] Waller died in Delaware on December 16, 2018, at the age of 85.^[2]