Ralph Joseph Chesnauskas (January 21, 1934 â January 11, 2018) was an American football player.
Chesnauskas grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was an honor student at Brockton High School and on the school's football team as an end and on the baseball team as an outfielder.
Chesnauskas entered the United States Military Academy in 1952. At the Academy, he was moved from end to guard. As a sophomore, he also converted 21 of 25 extra point kicks. He was also described by Army coach Earl Blaik as a "furious but heady defensive player." He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 All-America college football team. He also played baseball at Army and hit the longest home run ever at West Point.
Chesnauskas was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Chesnauskas died in Hyannis, Massachusetts on January 11, 2018, at the age of 83.