The Villages, Florida
Ronald Joseph Marciniak, 87, of The Villages, FL, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2020. Ron was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Joseph and Clara Marciniak on July 16, 1932.
Ron was a graduate of Kansas State University and a former NFL player for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts for a short time then entered the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant in Fort Bliss, TX. Thereafter, he continued playing for the Toronto Argonauts. He also coached and scouted for many colleges. Ron was a scout and a defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys, and scouted for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. During his scouting with the Baltimore Ravens, he earned a Super Bowl ring in 2001.
He received the honor of Most Inspirational Athlete of 1954 by Kansas State University and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Ron was also inducted into the NFL Scouts' Hall of Fame.
Ron is survived by his beloved wife, Dolores Mackey Marciniak. He is also survived by his children Michael Marciniak, Mary Jo (Cesar) Castillo, and Marie (Tony) Cutrona; and was preceded in death by his daughters, Michelle Sax (Allan) Zinkofsky and Melody (Barry) Barham, and their mother, Janet Stumpf Marciniak. Also survived are children Daniel Mackey, Diane Mackey, Michael (Laura) Mackey, Patrick (Peggy) Mackey, Timothy (Kathy) Mackey, Maureen Mackey (Alan) Bundy and Robert (Camille) Mackey; and 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), a private service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ron's memory to Cornerstone Hospice, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162
Ron was one of my fathers best friends - we would receive letters from him each Christmas, and would always stop to see my parents when Ron would come home to western pa. He always kept in touch with us after my fathers death in 2008. We are so broken hearted to hear of his passing. God Bless
The Butch Ross Family
Mark Ross
January 25, 2021 | Aliquippa, PA | Friend
Being recruited by coach Marciniak in 1959 to the University of Arizona dramatically changed my life as well as my entire family. We owe you an unrepayable debt. God Bless you coach and your family
Jerry Davitch
March 29, 2020 | Davidsville, PA
To Family, Friends, Former Players of Coach Marciniak,
None of us can thank Coach enough for what he did for us. He took us boys and molded us into men, never asking for anything but 100%. Years later, he would check to see how we were doing, like a proud father checking on his Pennsylvania
boys.
Thank you, Coach and say Hi to my folks!
Rest In Peace!!
Ken Sarnoski
Wilkes-Barre, PA. GAR High School
Tucson, AZ. University of Arizona
Kenneth Sarnoski
March 29, 2020 | Tucson, AZ | Friend
