| Ralph Brown | |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Newton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salina, Kansas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1946 |
| Player Team1: | Oklahoma A&M |
| Player Years2: | 1947 |
| Player Team2: | Kansas |
| Player Positions: | Fullback, center |
| Coach Years1: | 1950–1952 |
| Coach Team1: | Sublette HS (KS) |
| Coach Years2: | 1953 |
| Coach Team2: | Junction City HS (KS) |
| Coach Years3: | 1954–1957 |
| Coach Team3: | Emporia HS (KS) |
| Coach Years4: | 1958 |
| Coach Team4: | Washburn (line) |
| Coach Years5: | 1959–1961 |
| Coach Team5: | Washburn |
| Overall Record: | 9–18 (college) |
Joseph Ralph Brown (April 27, 1926 – December 13, 2016)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 9–18.
Brown played as a fullback in 1946 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. The next year, he transferred to the University of Kansas to play center. He did not play his last two years of college because of a back injury.[2]
Brown began his coaching career in the high school rank in Kansas he was the head football coach at Sublette High School from 1950 to 1952, Junction City High SChool in 1953, and Emporia High School from 1954 to 1957. In 1958, he was hired as head track coach and assistant football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.[3] [4] After service a year as line coach under Dick Godlove, Brown was named the 26th head football coach at Washburn University, serving for three seasons, from 1959 to 1961, and compiling a record of compiling a record of 9–18.[5]