Roland Dale

{{Short description|American football player, coach, and administrator (1927–2012)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL player

| image =

| number = 82

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|10|30}}

| birth_place = Magee, Mississippi, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|4|23|1927|10|30}}

| death_place = Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

| position = End

|high_school=

| college = Ole Miss

| pfr =

| teams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1950}})

| pastcoaching =

• Southeastern Louisiana (1972–1973)
  Head coach

| pastadmin =

• Southern Miss (1974–1986)
  Athletic director

| highlights =

|statlabel1=Games played

|statvalue1=11

|coachrecord = 7–14 ({{winpct|7|14}}) (college)

}}

Roland Hall Dale Jr. (October 30, 1927 – April 23, 2012) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as an end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins for one season in 1950. He played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

Dale was the ninth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for two seasons, from 1972 until 1973. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 7–14 Dale went on to become an athletic administrator, serving as athletic director at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1974 to 1986. He died on April 23, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120425/SPORTS030104/204250325/Former-UM-coach-USM-AD-Dale-dies?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs|title=Former UM coach, USM AD Dale dies|last=Kellenberger|first=Hugh|date=April 23, 2012|newspaper=Jackson Clarion-Ledger}}