Rudolph Alexander Rintala (February 6, 1909 – December 11, 1999) was an American collegiate athlete from 1928 to 1932 who starred in football, baseball, basketball, and track and field at Stanford University.

Regarded as an all-time great of the school's athletic program, Rintala was a participant in the demonstration game of football at the 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, California.

Rintala gained a reputation as an outstanding high school football player in the fall of 1927, playing halfback on offense and showing skill as a tackler on the defensive side of the ball.

[11] In the middle of July 1932, Rintala reported for his first practice with one of two all-star squads selected to play a demonstration game of football at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

[12] On the night of August 8, 1932, some 60,000 fans attended the contest at the Los Angeles Coliseum, seeing a hard-fought battle which was won late in the game by the West, 7-6.