Ralph Chesnauskas

Ralph Chesnauskas

Chesnauskas from 1956 Howitzer
Profile
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	c. 1935
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Brockton (MA)
College	Army
Awards and highlights
First-team All-American (1954) First-team All-Eastern (1954)

Ralph Joseph Chesnauskas (born c. 1935) was an American football player.

Early years

Chesnauskas grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]} He was an honor student at Brockton High School and on the school's football team as an end and on the baseball team as an outfielder. ^[3]

Military Academy

He entered the United States Military Academy in 1952. At the Academy, he was moved from end to guard. As a sophomore, he also converted 21 of 25 extra point kicks. He was also described by Army coach Earl Blaik as a "furious but heady defensive player." ^[3] He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 All-America college football team. ^[4] He also played baseball at Army and hit the longest home run ever at West Point. ^[3]

Later years

Chesnauskas was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Military Academy yearbook for 1956 ("Howitzer 1956"), p. 216.
2. "Former Boxer Ralph Chesnauskas inducted into West Point Hall of Fame". The Enterprise. October 23, 2009.
3. "National Honor for Ralph No Surprise in Brockton". The Boston Globe. December 9, 1954. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chesnauskas All-American". The Boston Globe. December 9, 1954. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Guidance From Coaches Helps Lead To Hall of Fame Career". Army Black Knights. Retrieved February 12, 2015.