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.
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