Ralph Hunsaker
Hunsaker, 1956 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 1936 (age 89) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mesa |
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Ralph Earl Hunsaker (born December 1936) is an American former football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats from 1955 to 1958.[1][2][3] As a senior in 1958, he ranked among college football's leaders with 106 completions (second), 191 attempts (second), a .555 completion percentage (fourth), 1,129 passing yards (sixth), 13 interceptions (tied for fourth), and a 100.2 passing efficiency rating (sixth).[4]
Hunsaker was born in Mesa, Arizona, in December 1936. He grew up in Mesa and attended Mesa High School. He then attended the University of Arizona on a football scholarship. He remained at the university for both his undergraduate studies and for law school, receiving his law degree in 1962. He worked as a lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona, for over 40 years.[5]
College statistics
| Season | School | Games | Attempts | Completions | Yards | Interceptions | Passing touchdowns |
Completion percentage |
Rushing yards |
Rushing touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Arizona | 40 | 22 | 319 | 2 | .550 | ||||
| 1956 | Arizona | 10 | 148 | 75 | 823 | 12 | 4 | .507 | 124 | 2 |
| 1957 | Arizona | 10 | 138 | 73 | 717 | 8 | 4 | .529 | -31 | 2 |
| 1958 | Arizona | 10 | 191 | 106 | 1129 | 13 | 5 | .555 | -91 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Hunsaker Ends Brilliant Career". Arizona Daily Star. November 19, 1958. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ralph Keeps Offense Lead". Tucson Citizen. October 11, 1956. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Arnott Duncan (December 14, 1958). "Wrong Handling Warped Good Man". The Arizona Republic. p. 3 (section 3) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1958 College Football Year Summary". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Ralph Hunsaker Oral History" (PDF). Central Arizona Project. June 1, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.