Ralph W. Sherwin

Ralph W. Sherwin
	Sherwin at Dartmouth in 1908
Biographical details
Born	January 31, 1888; Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 17, 1963 (aged 75); Dover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Playing career
1908–1911	Dartmouth
Position(s)	Left tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1911	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	4–2–2

Ralph Waldo Sherwin (January 31, 1888 – May 17, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Dartmouth College, playing left tackle.^[1] He served as the 14th head coach at the University of Kansas for a single season in 1911, compiling a record of 4–2–2.^[2] Sherwin was the head coach of the visiting team in the first American football homecoming game.^[3] He died on May 17, 1963, following a short illness, at his home in Dover, New Hampshire.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911)
1911	Kansas	4–2–2	1–1–1	3rd
Kansas:		4–2–2	1–1–1
Total:		4–2–2

^ "The Dartmouth Players". The Dartmouth. Vol. XXX, no. 15. Dartmouth College. 1908. pp. 178–179.
^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records: Game-by-game (Ralph Sherwin, 1911)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
^ "Ralph Sherwin". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. May 18, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

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