University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Ralph Gebhardt
'76
At Rochester:
- The most-honored defensive back in Rochester football history
- Lettered in all four seasons
- Established an NCAA record for interceptions in a season with 13 in 1973, plus a mark for Interceptions Per Game in a season (1.44 - 13 in 9 games in 1973)
- Set NCAA Division III marks for Most Touchdowns Scored on Interceptions in One Season (3 in 1974) and Most Career Interceptions (34 from 1972 to 1975)
- Earned Second Team All-America honors fromt he Associated Press in 1973 and 1974 and was named First Team Little All-America by AP in 1975
- Three-time All-East selection by The New York Times (1973-75)
- Also a three-year starter in baseball
- Honored by the Rochester Press-Radio Club in 1975 as its Local Amateur Athlete of the Year
- Won the Louis A. Alexander Award from Rochester in 1976
- Earned a B.A. in Psychology in 1976
Post-Graduate:
- Served as head football coach at St. John Fisher College when the Cardinals upgraded to varsity status
- Mathematics teacher in the Fairport School System
- Head football coach at Pittsford High School
