[1] Stratten was one of the first African American head football coaches at a university with a majority white enrollment.
[2] After leaving coaching, he worked for the NCAA's education services division, and is now Head of Innovation at StrataSoles Enterprises, based in San Diego County, California.
[3] Stratten grew up in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School, where he played linebacker and fullback.
[2] He played college football at University of Oregon from 1961 to 1963, and was the Ducks' defensive line coach from 1968 to 1971.
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