| Carlton Palmer | |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Salamanca, New York, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1913–1914 |
| Player Team2: | American College of Physical Education |
| Player Years3: | 1915–1916 |
| Player Team3: | Illinois Tech |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1926–1927 |
| Coach Team2: | Tusculum |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1917–1918 |
| Coach Team4: | Vanderbilt |
| Coach Years5: | 1926–1928 |
| Coach Team5: | Tusculum |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1918 |
| Coach Team7: | Vanderbilt |
| Admin Years1: | 1926–1928 |
| Admin Team1: | Tusculum |
Wallace Carlton "Ralph" Palmer (born May 8, 1895) was an American college football, basketball and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee from 1926 to 1928. He previously served as the head men's basketball coach (1917–1918) and baseball coach (1918) at Vanderbilt University.[1]