Ralph Jones
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1880 Marion County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1951 (aged 70) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Wabash |
| 1913–1919 | Illinois (assistant) |
| 1920–1929 | Lake Forest Academy (IL) |
| 1930–1932 | Chicago Bears |
| 1933–1948 | Lake Forest |
| Basketball | |
| 1899–1903 | Shortridge HS (IL) |
| 1903–1904 | Butler |
| 1904–1909 | Crawfordsville HS (IL) |
| 1904–1909 | Wabash |
| 1909–1912 | Purdue |
| 1912–1920 | Illinois |
| 1920–1930 | Lake Forest Academy (IL) |
| 1933–1939 | Lake Forest |
| 1945–1946 | Lake Forest |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1909 | Wabash |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–37–10 (college football) 232–106 (college basketball) 32–15 (college baseball) 24–10–7 (NFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 NFL (1932) 2 ICC (1938, 1940) Basketball Helms National (1915) 3 Premo-Porretta National (1906, 1908, 1915) 4 Western Conference (1911, 1912, 1915, 1917) | |
Ralph Robert "Curley" Jones (September 22, 1880 – July 26, 1951) was an American football and basketball coach. He also served as the head coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1930 to 1932, leading them to the 1932 NFL championship.