Ralph C. Kenney (c. 1887 – February 6, 1966) was an American college sports coach and administrator and military officer. He coached football, basketball, and baseball at William & Vashti College and Louisiana Tech University. In 1915, Kenney served as the head football coach for William & Vashti College in Aledo, Illinois and led them to a record of 6–2. Kenney later became the head coach for Louisiana Tech's football, men's basketball, and baseball teams for the 1925–26 academic year. He coached Louisiana Tech's football team to a record of 1–7–2. Kenney was the first basketball coach in Louisiana Tech history and led Louisiana Tech's basketball team to 7–7 record in the program's inaugural season. The Bulldogs lost the program's first two games to Centenary, but Kenney recorded Louisiana Tech's first ever basketball victory against Louisiana College. Kenney experienced the most success on the diamond leading Louisiana Tech's baseball team to a record of 17–5.
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1887 Athens, Ohio
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6 February 1966 (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona
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