Ralph May (1999) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame

Ralph May

Induction:
1999
Class:
1962

Ralph May came to Marshall after a career as a football, basketball and baseball standout in Chapmanvile, W.Va., and then became a football and wrestling star for the Thundering Herd. May became the starting quarterback and football captain in 1960 and ‘61, and as a two-way player also stayed on the field in the defensive secondary. May was voted the team’s Back of the Year in his junior and senior seasons. May also joined the Marshall wrestling team, on which he also served as a captain, placing fourth at the Mid-American Conference Tournament in the 147-pound classification as a junior. As a senior he was undefeated in the 157-pound class, then fell ill during the MAC Tournament and finished fourth once again. After retiring from a career in the insurance industry, May returned to Marshall to help establish the M-Club letter winner’s association and then became the Executive Director of the Big Green Scholarship Foundation. May was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.