Ralph Stevenson (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1917–1987)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ralph Stevenson

| image = Ralph Stevenson (1938).jpg

| caption = Stevenson in 1938

| number = 4

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|4|11}}

| birth_place = Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|7|7|1917|4|11}}

| death_place = Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 196

| high_school = Ponca City
(Ponca City, Oklahoma)

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 18

| draftpick = 165

| pastteams = * Cleveland Rams ({{NFL Year|1940}})

| highlights = * 2× Second-team All-Big Six (1938, 1939)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 3

| pfr = StevRa20

}}

Ralph Lee Stevenson (April 11, 1917 – July 7, 1987) was an American football guard. A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma, he played college football for Oklahoma. He was a member of the 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team that was undefeated in the regular season. He was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 18th round of the 1940 NFL draft. He appeared in three NFL games. He died at age 70 in Norman, Oklahoma.{{cite web|title=Ralph Stevenson Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StevRa20.htm}}{{cite news|title=Gridiron Topnitchers|newspaper=The Beaver Press|date=October 26, 1939|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74100515/ralph-stevenson/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Oklahoma's "Muscle Man" Ralph Stevenson|newspaper=The Oklahoma Daily|date=November 23, 1938|page=|url=}}