Ralph H. Young
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1889 Crown Point, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1962 (aged 72) East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington and Jefferson College |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | DePauw |
| 1916–1917 | Kalamazoo |
| 1919–1922 | Kalamazoo |
| 1923–1927 | Michigan Agricultural/State |
| Basketball | |
| 1915–1916 | DePauw |
| 1916–1923 | Kalamazoo |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1954 | Michigan Agricultural/State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–41–3 (football) 100–45 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 MIAA (1916, 1919, 1921) | |
Ralph Hayward Young (December 17, 1889 – January 23, 1962) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, college athletics administrator, and state legislator. He was the head football coach at DePauw University (1915), Kalamazoo College (1916–1917, 1919–1922), and Michigan Agricultural College/Michigan State College, now Michigan State University, (1923–1927) During his career as a head coach, he compiled record of 56–41–3, including an 18–22–1 mark at Michigan Agricultural/State. Young was also the head basketball coach at DePauw during the 1915–16 season and Kalamazoo from 1916 to 1923, tallying a career college basketball mark of 100–45. In addition, he served as Michigan State's first athletic director, from 1923 until 1954.
Young served three terms in the Michigan Legislature, representing the East Lansing district. He died on January 23, 1962, at his home in East Lansing, Michigan.[1][2]
In 1962, he was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. He was elected to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Kalamazoo College Hall of Fame in 1986.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | DePauw | 5–3 | |||||||
| DePauw: | 5–3 | ||||||||
| Kalamazoo (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Kalamazoo | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1917 | Kalamazoo | 5–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Kalamazoo (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1922) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Kalamazoo | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | Kalamazoo | 5–3–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | Kalamazoo | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | Kalamazoo | 4–4–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Kalamazoo: | 33–16–2 | 20–3–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Agricultural Aggies / Michigan State Spartans (Independent) (1923–1927) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Michigan Agricultural | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1924 | Michigan Agricultural | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1925 | Michigan State | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1926 | Michigan State | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Michigan State | 4–5 | |||||||
| Michigan State: | 18–22–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 56–41–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ralph H. Young Is Dead at 72". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. January 24, 1962. p. 41. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Young, 72, Ex-Spartan Chief, Dies (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. January 24, 1962. p. 42. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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