Ralph Milton Wenzel (July 22, 1918 – November 6, 2001) was an American football player and officer in the United States Marine Corps.
He later played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1942 season while awaiting assignment to active duty in the Marine Corps.
[4] The following year, he was selected by the Central Press Association (CP) and the New York Sun as a first-team player on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.
[11] In the summer of 1942, Wenzel resigned from his position at Greenville High School to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
After being told not to report until December 1942, Wenzel signed a contract to play professional football with the Steelers.