Ralph Churchfield

Ralph Lester Churchfield


Born:
January 1, 1918
East McKeesport, PA

Died:
October 7, 1995
North Versailles, PA


Career
1932-33 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1933-34 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1934-35 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1935-36 Washington & Jefferson (College) Freshmen

Switchgear (Independent)
1944-45 Westinghouse AA (Independent)

1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1946-47 Donora Pirates (Independent) - Head Coach
1948-49 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1949-50 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1950-51 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1951-52 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)



Ralph was married to Martha Merkovsky and later was married to Marjory Mihalco. He had two daughters and four sons. He died of a heart attack in 1995.


Sources:
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Daily Courier, March 4, 1935
Daily Republican, January 13, 1936
Pittsburgh Press, March 10, 1935
Pittsburgh Press, January 30, 1945
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 9, 1995


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/churcra01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=churcra01