Ron James (born April 28, 1964) is an American football coach who was most recently the head coach of the Atlantic City Blackjacks of the Arena Football League (AFL).
He played college football at Siena College.
He has been a football coach since 1986.
Before becoming the Blackjacks' head coach for their inaugural 2019 season, James coached for the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2005 to 2006, the Utah Blaze from 2009 to 2013, the Pittsburgh Power in 2014, the Portland Steel in 2016, and the Tampa Bay Storm in 2017.
James grew up in Albany, New York, where he played football at Christian Brothers Academy.
He then enrolled at Siena College, and played offensive line on the Siena Saints football team from 1982 to 1985.