Ralph Stewart
Personal information
Born:(1925-12-10)December 10, 1925
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:July 30, 2016(2016-07-30) (aged 90)
Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:McKinley
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College:Missouri
Position:Center
NFL Draft:1947 / Round: 26 / Pick: 244
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
As an administrator:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:24
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ralph Edward Stewart (December 10, 1925 – July 30, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He was a star player (center and linebacker) at the University of Missouri,[1] and played at center for the 1940s New York Yankees and Baltimore Colts football teams.[2] After working as a line coach at Drake University,[3] he was named athletic director and head coach of the University of South Dakota football program in 1956.[2] Stewart later returned to the University of Missouri as director of intramural athletics.[4][5] He earned three degrees from the University of Missouri (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D) and served 20 years as chairman of its Physical Education Department before his retirement in 1991. Stewart died on July 30, 2016.[6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1956–1961)
1956 South Dakota 4–44–2T–2nd
1957 South Dakota 4–4–13–2–14th
1958 South Dakota 5–44–22nd
1959 South Dakota 4–5–13–2–1T–2nd
1960 South Dakota 1–80–67th
1961 South Dakota 1–80–67th
South Dakota: 19–33–214–20–2
Total:19–33–2

References

  1. ↑ "College Indians To Open Season On Saturday, Sept. 14 .", Southeast Weekly Bulletin (Sep 12, 1957), Vol. XXVI, No. 17, Page 1.
  2. 1 2 "Ex-Colt Named Coach At South Dakota U.", Baltimore Sun (April 1, 1956), p. 5D.
  3. ↑ "Drake Assistant Coach Runs Against First-team", The Spencer Daily Reporter (September 23, 1953), p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Medical Group To Host Area Grid Mentors", The Nevada Herald (September 4, 1966), Vol. 75, No. 52, p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Discuss Football Injuries", Nevada Daily Mail (September 9, 1966), Vol. 83, No. 166, p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Ralph Stewart Obituary (1925 - 2016) - Prairie Village, KS - Kansas City Star".
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