Ralph Stewart (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1925–2016)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ralph Stewart

| number = 22, 20

| position = Center
Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|12|10}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|7|30|1925|12|10}}

| death_place = Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = McKinley
(St. Louis, Missouri)

| college = Notre Dame
Missouri

| draftyear = 1947

| draftround = 26

| draftpick = 244

| pastteams =

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

| pastcoaching =

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

| pastadmin =

South Dakota (1957–1961)
Athletic director

| highlights =

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

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 24

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = StewRa20

}}

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,"College Indians To Open Season On Saturday, Sept. 14 .", Southeast Weekly Bulletin (Sep 12, 1957), Vol. XXVI, No. 17, Page 1. and played at center for the 1940s New York Yankees and Baltimore Colts football teams."Ex-Colt Named Coach At South Dakota U.", Baltimore Sun (April 1, 1956), p. 5D. After working as a line coach at Drake University,"Drake Assistant Coach Runs Against First-team", The Spencer Daily Reporter (September 23, 1953), p. 1. 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."Medical Group To Host Area Grid Mentors", The Nevada Herald (September 4, 1966), Vol. 75, No. 52, p. 1."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IVwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bNQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628,312544&dq=ralph-stewart+football+coach&hl=en Discuss Football Injuries]", Nevada Daily Mail (September 9, 1966), Vol. 83, No. 166, p. 1. 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=ralph-edward-stewart-boot&pid=181000602| title = Ralph Stewart Obituary (1925 - 2016) - Prairie Village, KS - Kansas City Star}}