Ralph O. Coleman (November 30, 1895[1] – July 8, 1990 ) was a college baseball coach at Oregon State University for 35 years.

[3] After serving in World War I, he pitched for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League and was offered a tryout with the Detroit Tigers, but opted instead for the head baseball coaching job at his alma mater.

[4] Nicknamed The Silver Fox,[5] Coleman remained the Beavers' head coach for 35 seasons: from 1923 to 1928, from 1930 to 1931, and from 1938 to 1966.

[5] Under Coleman's tenure, the Beavers had an overall record of 561–316–1 and finished first in the Northern Division 10 times.

Coleman coached the Beavers to its first appearance in the College World Series in 1952, but the team lost its games to Duke and Texas.