John Ralston (coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 26, 1927 Oakland, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1950 | California |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953–1954 | San Lorenzo (CA) HS |
| 1956–1958 | California (assistant) |
| 1959–1962 | Utah State |
| 1963–1971 | Stanford |
| 1972–1976 | Denver Broncos |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Eagles (OC) |
| 1981 | Toronto Argonauts (assistant) |
| 1983–1984 | Oakland Invaders |
| 1993–1996 | San Jose State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | San Francisco 49ers (VP of admin.) |
| 1997–2013 | San Jose State (special asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–81–4 (college) 34–33–3 (NFL) 9–12 (USFL) |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Skyline (1960–1961) 2 AAWU/Pac-8 (1970–1971) |
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| Awards | |
| Sporting News College Football COY (1970) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1992 (profile) |
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John R. Ralston (born April 26, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Utah State University (1959–1962), Stanford University (1963–1971), and San Jose State University (1993–1996), compiling a career college football record of 97–81–4. Ralston also coached the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1976, amassing a record of 34–33–3, and the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 and part of the 1984 season, tallying a mark of 9–12. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1992.
Born in Oakland, California, Ralston and his family moved to Norway, Michigan when he was eight years old. Upon graduating from Norway High School in 1944, he went to the University of California, Berkeley and played linebacker there on two Rose Bowl teams before earning his physical education degree in 1951.
Ralston began his coaching career in 1953 at San Lorenzo High School in San Lorenzo, California, just south of Oakland. He subsequently was an assistant coach at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, Ca. in 1954 and 1955. He then spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Cal from 1956–1958.
Ralston was then named head coach at Utah State University in 1959. In four years there, he compiled a 31–11–1 record and won Skyline Conference championships.
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