Ralph Anson Kohl (August 21, 1923 – June 11, 1997) was an American football player, coach and scout.

[6] His "alert recovery of a fumble" in the third quarter of the 1948 Ohio State game was credited with helping Michigan "cling to a precarious seven to three lead.

"[1] The 1949 Michiganensian (the University of Michigan yearbook) said, "Ralph Kohl, gigantic tackle, was the power man in the offensive line.

Transferring from the defensive spot which he held down in 1947, the big Cleveland boy was a vital cog in the front line of the Michigan attack.

[9][10] In May 1949, after graduating from Michigan, Kohl signed with the Baltimore Colts,[11] but a knee injury prevented him from playing in the NFL.

[16] The four teams, later joined by the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys, combined their scouting resources under the BLESTO banner.

Clearly the man he knows his stuff ..."[18] In September 1984, Kohl was one of the first scouts to tout Randall Cunningham, then a little-known quarterback at UNLV.

You've got to be out of your mind,'"[17] Long was drafted in the second round by the Oakland Raiders and went on to a career that resulted in his being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

"[17] Kohl developed a reputation as one of the best scouts in the NFL and said that the key to success was forming one's own opinions based on the facts and not buying into the conventional wisdom about players.

[6] They later moved to nearby Saugatuck, Michigan, and for 23 years from the 1970s until 1996, Kohl and his wife spent the winters at their second home in Pompano Beach, Florida.