Ralph Stewart (American football)

American football player and coach (1925–2016)

American football player

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:

New York Yankees (AAFC) (1947–1948)
Baltimore Colts (1948)

As a coach:

Iowa Wesleyan (1949–1950)
Line coach
Drake (1951–1955)
Line coach
South Dakota (1956–1961)
Head coach

As an administrator:

South Dakota (1957–1961)
Athletic director

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Big Six (1945)
2× Second-team All-Big Six (1943, 1946)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	24
Games started:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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, and played at center for the 1940s New York Yankees and Baltimore Colts football teams. After working as a line coach at Drake University, he was named athletic director and head coach of the University of South Dakota football program in 1956. Stewart later returned to the University of Missouri as director of intramural athletics. 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.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1956–1961)
1956	South Dakota	4–4	4–2	T–2nd
1957	South Dakota	4–4–1	3–2–1	4th
1958	South Dakota	5–4	4–2	2nd
1959	South Dakota	4–5–1	3–2–1	T–2nd
1960	South Dakota	1–8	0–6	7th
1961	South Dakota	1–8	0–6	7th
South Dakota:		19–33–2	14–20–2
Total:		19–33–2

References

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

v t e South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches
No coach (1889) No team (1890–1893) No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896–1897) Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899) James Hutchinson (1900) Ralph Norton (1901) Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909) Joseph Pipal (1910) James Henderson (1911–1913) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) John W. Stewart (1918–1919) Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921) Stub Allison (1922–1926) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933) Harry Gamage (1934–1941) Cletus Clinker (1942) No team (1943–1944) Grant Heckenlively (1945) Harry Gamage (1946–1955) Ralph Stewart (1956–1961) Bob Burns (1962) James J. Dougherty (1962) Marv Rist (1963–1965) Joe Salem (1966–1974) Beanie Cooper (1975–1978) Dave Triplett (1979–1988) John Fritsch (1989–1991) Dennis Creehan (1992–1996) Ron Rankin (1997–1998) John Austin (1999–2003) Ed Meierkort (2004–2011) Joe Glenn (2012–2015) Bob Nielson (2016– )

South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
James J. Dougherty (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016– )

v t e South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors
Stub Allison (1923–) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935) Rube Hoy (1935–1956) Ralph Stewart (1957–1961) John Roning (1961–1971) Carl Miller (1971–1976) Beanie Cooper (1976–1981) Bobby Thompson (1981–1982) Jack Doyle (1982–1998) Kelly Higgins (1998–2003) Greg Redlin # (2003) Joel Nielsen (2003–2010) David Sayler (2010–2012) David Herbster (2012– ) # denotes interim athletic director

South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors

Stub Allison (1923–)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935)
Rube Hoy (1935–1956)
Ralph Stewart (1957–1961)
John Roning (1961–1971)
Carl Miller (1971–1976)
Beanie Cooper (1976–1981)
Bobby Thompson (1981–1982)
Jack Doyle (1982–1998)
Kelly Higgins (1998–2003)
Greg Redlin # (2003)
Joel Nielsen (2003–2010)
David Sayler (2010–2012)
David Herbster (2012– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e New York Giants 1947 NFL draft selections
Vic Schwall John Cannady Nelson Greene Bob Davis Duke Iversen Frank Muehlheuser John Novitsky Fred Mullis Robert Hoernschemeyer Hardy Brown Bill Hachten Herschel (Ug) Fuson John Fallon Bob Orlando Frank Pulattie Dick Brinkley Frank Guess Tom Landry Joe Ponsetto Art Donovan Hal Shoener Bill Moll Dick Thomas Ralph Stewart George Bibighaus Jim Carrington Claude Harrison John Wright Bill Schuler Don Clayton

New York Giants 1947 NFL draft selections

Vic Schwall
John Cannady
Nelson Greene
Bob Davis
Duke Iversen
Frank Muehlheuser
John Novitsky
Fred Mullis
Robert Hoernschemeyer
Hardy Brown
Bill Hachten
Herschel (Ug) Fuson
John Fallon
Bob Orlando
Frank Pulattie
Dick Brinkley
Frank Guess
Tom Landry
Joe Ponsetto
Art Donovan
Hal Shoener
Bill Moll
Dick Thomas
Ralph Stewart
George Bibighaus
Jim Carrington
Claude Harrison
John Wright
Bill Schuler
Don Clayton

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