| Ralph James | |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | North Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1925–1927 |
| Player Team2: | Wake Forest |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | ?–1928 |
| Player Team4: | Wake Forest |
| Player Sport5: | Baseball |
| Player Years6: | ?–1929 |
| Player Team6: | Wake Forest |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1929–1931 |
| Coach Team2: | Blue Ridge School (NC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1932–1935 |
| Coach Team3: | Weaver/Brevard |
| Coach Years4: | 1936–1938 |
| Coach Team4: | Western Carolina |
| Coach Years5: | 1941–1944 |
| Coach Team5: | Lee H. Edwards HS (NC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1945–1949 |
| Coach Team6: | High Point |
| Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
| Coach Years8: | 1929–1932 |
| Coach Team8: | Blue Ridge School (NC) |
| Coach Years9: | 1936–1938 |
| Coach Team9: | Western Carolina |
| Coach Years10: | 1945–1950 |
| Coach Team10: | High Point |
| Overall Record: | 25–38–9 (college football) |
| Championships: | Football 1 North State (1945) |
Ralph Emerson James Sr. (November 3, 1902 – April 13, 1981) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina (1932–1935),[1] Western Carolina University (1936–1938), and High Point University (1945–1949).[2]
James attended Wake Forest College—now known as Wake Forest University—where he played college football as a quarterback, college basketball as a forward, and college baseball. He died on April 13, 1981, in Asheville, North Carolina.[3]