Ralph H. Young

Ralph H. Young
Biographical details
Born(1889-12-27)December 27, 1889
Crown Point, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1962(1962-01-23) (aged 72)
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materWashington and Jefferson College
Playing career
Football
1910Chicago
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915DePauw
1916–1917Kalamazoo
1919–1922Kalamazoo
1923–1927Michigan Agricultural/State
Basketball
1915–1916DePauw
1916–1923Kalamazoo
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1954Michigan Agricultural/State
Head coaching record
Overall56–41–3 (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.

  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "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 Open access icon.