Utah State University Athletics

RALPH ROYLANCE
Hometown: Smithfield, Utah
Sports: Football, Track & Field
Years: 1947-50

Ralph Roylance was the first track athlete in Utah State history to earn All-American honors as he finished third in the javelin at the 1949 NCAA Championships. Along with being a four-year letterwinner on the track team (1947-50), Roylance also spent two seasons playing football for Utah State (1948-49) as a running back on offense and in the secondary on defense. As a running back, he averaged nearly 7.0 yards per carry, which was a school record at the time. Roylance, who graduated from Utah State in 1950 with a degree in business and administration, was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.