Brock Ralph (born 7 July 1980) is a former professional
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
slotback
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and
wide receiver.
Early years
Ralph was born to Jim and Shelly Ralph in
Raymond, Alberta
Raymond is a town in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Warner No. 5. It is south of Lethbridge at the junction of Alberta Highway 52, Highway 52 and Alberta Highway 845, Highway 845. Raymond is known for its annual rode ...
, and attended
Raymond High School, where his junior and senior football teams won consecutive provincial titles with a 25–1 record and Ralph was named the league's
Most Valuable Player
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. He is the older brother to retired
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
slotback
Brett Ralph. In addition to football, he played
basketball
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and was the provincial champion in the
100 metres
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and
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
.
In addition to Basketball, Ralph also played
Baseball
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and was drafted in the 15th round by the
Baltimore Orioles
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in the 1999
Major League Baseball
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draft.
References
Further reading
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External links
Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
1980 births
Living people
Edmonton Elks players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
People from Raymond, Alberta
Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Wyoming Cowboys football players
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