Ralph Stewart (American football)

Ralph Stewart
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: December 10, 1925
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
College: Missouri
Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1947 / Round: 26 / Pick: 244
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 24
Games started: 1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Ralph Stewart (born December 10, 1925) is a former 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.

References

  1. ↑ "College Indians To Open Season On Saturday, Sept. 14 .", Southeast Weekly Bulletin (Sep 12, 1957), Vol. XXVI, No. 17, Page 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.