University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame
Ralph P. Kehoe 1951 - Baseball, Basketball, Football
One of the greatest versatile athletes ever to don the Green and Gold was Ralph P. Kehoe, a 1973 UVM Hall of Fame inductee. The former Waterford (Conn.) High School football coach won letters in football, baseball and basketball, the lone three-letter recipient in his class. At UVM, he was also a member of Delta Psi fraternity.
Like many offensive lineman throughout the country, Kehoe was sometimes overlooked while performing brilliantly up front on the offensive line. "An outstanding football player and all-around athlete," says "Fuzzy" Evans, his coach in college and fellow Athletic Hall of Fame inductee in 1973. Each year, the Ralph P. Kehoe Trophy was presented in his honor to the "Outstanding football lineman that is often unrecognized."
The 1951 UVM graduate was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze and Silver Stars for his heroic action in Korea, while serving in the Army. Ralph P Kehoe began his football coaching duties as head football coach at Waterford (Conn.) High School, in 1963. He was also a former assistant principal at Old Lyme High School.
