Richard Matthew Trachok (December 27, 1925 – August 2, 2020) was an American university athletic director and college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1959 to 1968. He amassed a 40–48–3 record during his tenure. Trachok served as the University of Nevada athletic director until 1986. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Corps. He then attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played on the football team as a halfback from 1946 to 1948. Trachok died on August 2, 2020, at the age of 94.