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.

Ralph McAlister
Born:(1928-10-13)October 13, 1928
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Died:August 13, 2003(2003-08-13) (aged 74)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)HB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
CollegeMinnesota
Career history
As coach
1959–1963Macalester
1964–1969North Central
As player
19521953Winnipeg 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ralph McAllister football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "McAlister leaves Macalester, Takes North Central Position". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 5, 1964. p. 21. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .