Ralph Huffman
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1915 Asherville, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1979 (aged 63) Hays, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Fort Hays State |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Dodge City |
| 1942 | Fort Hays State (line) |
| 1945 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1946–1955 | Fort Hays State |
| Track and field | |
| 1939–1942 | Dodge City |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–37–10 (college football) 8–12–3 (junior college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CIAC | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Donald Ralph "Red" Huffman Sr. (May 13, 1915 – May 7, 1979)[1] was an American football and track and field coach. He was the 12th head football coach at the Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, serving for ten seasons, from 1946 to 1955, and compiling a record of 41–37–10. [2]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]College football
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays State Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Fort Hays State | 2–4–2 | 1–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1947 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Fort Hays State | 3–4–2 | 0–3–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Fort Hays State | 1–6–2 | 0–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Fort Hays State | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Fort Hays State | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Fort Hays State: | 41–37–10 | 20–20–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–37–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college football
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Conquistadors (Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Dodge City | 0–3 | T–11th | ||||||
| 1940 | Dodge City | 2–1–1 | 4th | ||||||
| 1941 | Dodge City | 2–2 | 6th | ||||||
| Dodge City: | 8–12–3 | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–12–3 | ||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Deaths in the Area", Hutchinson News, May 9, 1979, Hutchinson, Kansas
- ^ Fort Hays State University coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Ralph Huffman at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1979 deaths
- American football centers
- Dodge City Conquistadors football coaches
- Fort Hays State Tigers football coaches
- Fort Hays State Tigers football players
- Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
- Junior college track and field coaches in the United States
- People from Mitchell County, Kansas
- Coaches of American football from Kansas
- Players of American football from Kansas
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs