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Ralph Vincent Guglielmi

Wallace, North Carolina

1933 - 2017

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RALPH VINCENT GUGLIELMI of Wallace, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2017. He was 83. Born in Columbus, Ohio on June 26, 1933, he was the only son to Italian immigrants Marino and Rose Guglielmi. Ralph made his mark in high school as an all around student athlete at Grandview...

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I just now learned about Ralph's passing in Blue &Gold ND magazine. I am truly sorry and my deepest sympathy to his family. I was so proud, being a fellow Italian, the way he ran the option with perhaps the greatest backfield ever assembled at Notre Dame; Lattner, Worden and Heap. Frank Leahy said Guglielmi was the greatest quarterback he ever coached. A tremendous tribute when you realize that he coached two Heisman winners Bertelli and Lujack previously. God bless you Ralph and as long as...

Dear Linda...
My heart goes out to you, Lisa and her family and the grandchildren of Ralph, Michael and Ralphie.
I was so sorry to hear about the passing of Ralph...and send you and Lisa, Michael and Ralphie my heartfelt blessings. I know Ralph was the finest person ever, always caring and loving, hard working, successful and proud...how wonderful to have shared all this with him... God bless you, Lisa, her family and his grandsons...my thoughts and prayers are with...

I have many happy memories of being together when our grandsons were little guys my caring thoughts are with the family.

My sincere sympathy to Linda and family. Ralph was a nice guy. So happy I got to play several rounds with him at River Landing. He touched so many lives..always with class..a big loss to the family, River Landing and Wallace.

So sorry to hear of Ralph's passing. He was a close friend of our family in the 50's and 60's. He worked for our company for a short time and we made Guglielmi salad dressing with his father and his lovely mother Rose. We would mix it in the basement of our company and label and package it to be sold in the local grocery stores. I can remember Ralph spending time at our house and passing the football with us as little kids. We will keep Ralph and your family in our prayers...

Ralph Guglielmi was my faovorite Notre Dame
football player when I played in high school. So much so that I copied the way
that he ran the triple/option at ND. I was
totally thrilled when I got a chance to play against him in an Old Timers' Game my
sophmore year at ND. What a charming and
unpretentious man he was inspite of all his
athletic and business accomplishments. I am
now 78 years old and he is still my hero.
My sincere condolences to the Guglielmi
family....

RIP

Never knew Ralph personally but I work at Grandview Heights High School where ralph went and to this day we still proudly display the Painting we have of him at Notre Dame as well as his bronze cleat which is still in our trophy case we still even have his legendary football jersey #27 in the football locker room he is still one of only two GHHS football players to have been drafted into the NFL the other was his teammate Tad Weed my condolences to his loved ones and family RIP to the...