Ralph Young (born May 4, 1946) is an American former

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Minnesota State College—now known as Southwest Minnesota State University—from 1971 to 1972, at Illinois Benedictine College—now known as

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—from 1979 to 1983, at William Penn College in 1993, at Westminster College in

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from 1996 to 1998, and at

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from 1999 to 2001, compiling a career college football heading coaching record of 44–96. Young was also the head baseball coach at the

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for one season, in 1971, tallying a mark of 5–23.

Early life

Young was born in

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. He went to

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, and played as a

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for the Parsons Wildcats under coach Marcelino Huerta.

Head coaching record

College football

References

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