What is John Ralston (American football)?
'''John R. Ralston''' (April 26, 1927 — September 14, 2019) was an [[American football]] player, coach, and sports executive. He was born in [[Oakland, California]] and raised in [[Norway, Michigan]]. Ralston was the head football coach at [[Utah State University]] (1959–1962), [[Stanford University]] (1963–1971), and [[San Jose State University]] (1993–1996). He also coached the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1972 to 1976 and the [[Oakland Invaders]] of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL) in 1983. Ralston was added into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 1992. Ralston died on September 14, 2019 in [[Sunnyvale, California]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Ralston, former Stanford, Broncos coach, dies at 92 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/john-ralston-former-stanford-broncos-coach-dies-92-011937944--nfl.html |website=Yahoo.com |date=September 15, 2019 |access-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005215224/https://sports.yahoo.com/john-ralston-former-stanford-broncos-coach-dies-92-011937944--nfl.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ralston, John}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Michigan]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Oakland, California]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}