Ron Dugans

Ron Dugans (born April 27, 1977) is a former wide receiver who played his 4-year NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Dugans was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Bengals. He signed a deal with the Houston Texans but never played with the team. Prior to joining Georgia Southern Eagles' staff under head coach Chris Hatcher Dugans spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons with Florida State as a graduate assistant working with the wide receivers and the strength and conditioning program. In 2010 he was hired by Charlie Strong to become wide receivers coach at the University of Louisville. In 2014, after four years at Louisville and Charlie Strong's departure to The University of Texas, Dugans returned home to Florida to become WR Coach for the University of South Florida. In 2016, Dugans joined Mark Richt's staff at the University of Miami.

On September 5, 2008, a crash involving his daughter's school bus killed his daughter Ronshay, aged 8. There is now a national Don't Drive Drowsy Week (the first week of September) in honor of her death. He is now the WR Coach at the University of Miami (FL).