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Ralph Ginn
Biographical details
Born	July 23, 1907; Lenox, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1972 (aged 64); Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1930	Tarkio
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1940	Tarkio HS (MO)
1941–1942	Tarkio
1944–1947	Brookings HS (SD)
1947–1968	South Dakota State
Basketball
1941–1942	Tarkio
1942–1944	Wayne State (NE)
Head coaching record
Overall	115–101–1 (college football); 18–9 (college basketball, excluding Tarkio)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 9 NCC (1949–1950, 1953–1955, 1957, 1961–1963)

Ralph Ginn (July 23, 1907 – May 26, 1972) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri from 1941 to 1942 and South Dakota State University from 1947 to 1968, compiling a career college football coaching record of 115–101–10.^[1] Ginn was also the head basketball coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1942 to 1944 tallying a mark of 18–9.^[2] Ginn died on May 26, 1972, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Tarkio Owls (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1941–1942)
1941	Tarkio	0–6–1	0–4	5th
1942	Tarkio	2–6	0–3	5th
Tarkio:		2–12–1	0–7
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1947–1968)
1947	South Dakota State	4–5	3–1	3rd
1948	South Dakota State	4–6	2–4	T–4th
1949	South Dakota State	7–3	5–1	T–1st
1950	South Dakota State	9–0–1	5–0–1	1st
1951	South Dakota State	8–1–1	4–1–1	2nd
1952	South Dakota State	4–4–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1953	South Dakota State	5–3–1	5–0–1	1st
1954	South Dakota State	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1955	South Dakota State	6–2–1	5–0–1	1st
1956	South Dakota State	4–5	3–3	T–4th
1957	South Dakota State	6–2–1	5–0–1	1st
1958	South Dakota State	4–5	3–3	T–3rd
1959	South Dakota State	2–7	2–4	6th
1960	South Dakota State	5–4–1	2–3–1	T–4th
1961	South Dakota State	8–2	5–1	T–1st
1962	South Dakota State	7–2–1	5–0–1	T–1st
1963	South Dakota State	9–1	6–0	1st
1964	South Dakota State	2–8	2–4	T–4th
1965	South Dakota State	1–8–1	1–4–1	T–5th
1966	South Dakota State	3–7	2–4	T–4th
1967	South Dakota State	4–6	2–4	T–4th
1968	South Dakota State	4–6	2–4	T–5th
South Dakota State:		113–89–9	77–44–9
Total:		115–101–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Ralph Ginn". SD State Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State Wildcats basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Ralph Ginn Dies Today At Pierre". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. United Press International. May 26, 1972. p. 6. Retrieved December 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .