Members
Inductee
WELCH, RALPH M. “PEST”
WELCH, RALPH M. “PEST”
Born on January 13, 1907
Sherman, TX
April 1, 1983.
Inducted On
August 1, 1975
Location Inducted
Bloomington, IN
Region Number
4
Purdue
Coach
Sherman
1924
3-year letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track; "Pest" nickname earned in high school when called "Pest" by older boys on wrestling team of which he tried to become a member.
Purdue University
1930
All-Conference and consensus All-American Halfback 1929; played on last unbeaten and untied team in Boilermaker history with an 8-0-0 record.
After football career ended, he opened an insurance agency in Seattle, then retired to Texas.
Coaching Experience: Assistant football coach at University of Washington 12 years under his former head coach at Purdue, Jim Phelan; then head coach at UW 1942-1947, with a record of 27-20-3.
Coaching Honors: 1943 team played Southern California in Rose Bowl, which was the first Rose Bowl radio broadcast abroad to American servicemen.
Coaching Honors: 1943 team played Southern California in Rose Bowl, which was the first Rose Bowl radio broadcast abroad to American servicemen.
