# Ralph Howe

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{{short description|American squash player (born 1941)}}
{{Infobox squash player
| name        = Ralph Eliot Howe III
| image       = 
| caption     =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1941|05|12}} 
| country     = United States
| education   = [Yale University](/source/Yale_University)
| sport       = [Hardball squash](/source/Hardball_squash) 
| titles      = U.S. National Junior Champion (1960); Intercollegiate Champion (1962, 1963); U.S. National Singles Champion (1964); U.S. National Doubles Champion (6×, 1965–1976); [United States Open](/source/United_States_Open_(squash)) Champion (1967)
| relatives   = [Sam Howe](/source/Sam_Howe) (older brother)
}}

'''Ralph Eliot Howe III''' (born 12 May 1941)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10017508|title=Ralph Howe|publisher=ITF|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> is an American [hardball squash](/source/hardball_squash) player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.

== Early life and education ==
Howe won the US national junior title in 1960. He then went on to win the intercollegiate title in 1962 and 1963 while at [Yale University](/source/Yale_University).

== Career ==
In 1964, Howe beat three former national champions on his way to winning the US national singles title. Howe also won the US national doubles title six times between 1965 and 1976.

== United States Open 1967 ==
In 1967, Howe won the [United States Open](/source/United_States_Open_(squash)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.squashtalk.com/usopen/history1.htm|title=Historical Information about the US and North American Opens.|publisher=Squashtalk.com|accessdate=2 March 2010|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116211937/http://squashtalk.com/usopen/history1.htm|archivedate=16 January 2010}}</ref> He defeated three-time defending-champion [Mo Khan](/source/Mohibullah_%22Mo%22_Khan) in the semi-finals, before going on to beat his older brother [Sam Howe](/source/Sam_Howe) in the final, to become one of only four amateurs ever to win the most prestigious open tournament on the North American continent.

== Honors ==
Howe was inducted into the [United States Squash Racquets Association](/source/United_States_Squash_Racquets_Association) Hall of Fame in 2002.

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