Ralph S. Kent

Ralph S. Kent
	Kent pictured in The Class Book 1902, Cornell University
Biographical details
Born	August 2, 1878; Genoa, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1949 (aged 70); Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1901	Cornell
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902	Auburn
Head coaching record
Overall	2–2–1

Ralph Sherlock Kent (August 2, 1878 – April 3, 1949) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University for the first five games of the 1902 season, compiling a record of 2–2–1. Kent returned to Cornell to finish up law school after coaching at Auburn. He later become a prominent lawyer in the Buffalo area.^[5] He married Alice Kyle.

Kent died of heart disease in 1949 at the age of 70.^[6]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902)
1902	Auburn	2–2–1^{[n 1]}	2–2–1^{[n 1]}	^{[n 1]}
Auburn:		2–2–1	2–2–1
Total:		2–2–1

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c M. S. Harvey coached the last two games of the season.

References

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[1902season-7] M. S. Harvey coached the last two games of the season.

[1] "A story historical of Cornell University : With biographies of distinguished Cornellians". 1916.

[2] "Who's who in S.A.E. A biographical dictionary of notable living members of the fraternity". Evanston, Ill. [Evanston index co.] 1912.

[3] ttp://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201949%20Grayscale/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201949%20Grayscale%20-%200019.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] ttp://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/25872/1/005_11.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[5] ttp://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2012/Ithaca%20NY%20Daily%20%20News/Ithaca%20NY%20Daily%20News%201902%20Grayscale/Ithaca%20NY%20Daily%20News%201902%20Grayscale%20-%200043.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[6] "Ralph S. Kent, 70, Lawyer 44 Years; Senior Partner of White Plains Firm Dies--Was Once Head of Ward Baking Company". The New York Times. April 4, 1949.

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