Ralph "Sarge" Mitterling (April 19, 1890 – January 22, 1956) was an

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, and

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player and coach. He played

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as an

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for the

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during the season. He served in the

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during

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. Mitterling was the head football coach at

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from 1919 to 1920, at

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in 1923, and at East Stroudsburg State Teachers College—now

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—from 1926 to 1935, compiling a career

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record of 47–52–7. He was also the head basketball coach at Ursinus from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–28, and the head baseball coach at the

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from 1939 to 1954, amassing a record of 89–106–1. Mitterling died on January 22, 1956, at Veteran's Hospital in the

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section of

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Head coaching record

Football

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