Ralph Dixon McAlister (October 13, 1928 – August 13, 2003) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and professionally in Canadian football for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1][2] McAlister was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1950 NFL draft.[3] He served as the head football coach at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1959 to 1963 and North Central College in Naperville, Illinois from 1964 to 1969.
| Born: | October 13, 1928 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died: | August 13, 2003 (aged 74) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | HB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College | Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1959–1963 | Macalester |
| 1964–1969 | North Central |
| As player | |
| 1952–1953 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
McAlister also coached track and swimming at Macalester. He resigned in 1964 to become head football coach at athletic director at North Central.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1959–1963) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Macalester | 2–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1960 | Macalester | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Macalester | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Macalester | 3–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1963 | Macalester | 1–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Macalester: | 19–24 | 13–22 | |||||||
| North Central Cardinals (College Conference of Illinois / College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1964–1968) | |||||||||
| 1964 | North Central | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | North Central | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1966 | North Central | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | North Central | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | North Central | 1–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1969 | North Central | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| North Central: | 18–33–1 | 11–26–1 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ralph McAllister football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "McAlister leaves Macalester, Takes North Central Position". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 5, 1964. p. 21. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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