(March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) A veteran of 38 years as a Head Coach of three Division I universities: Wichita (1951-1964), Iowa (1964-1970), and Oregon State (1970-1989.) He had an overall coaching record of 657-382 (.632) and his teams had losing records only three times. He coached teams to the NCAA tournament 10 times overall, eight of those with Oregon State. He won seven regular season conference titles: 4 Pac-10, 2 Big Ten, and 1 MVC.

He was named Regional Coach of the Year six times and twice named National Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Upon retiring in 1989, his 657 wins ranked him seventh all-time among major college coaches.

The floor of Gill Coliseum is named Ralph Miller Court and the street in front of the venue was renamed Ralph Miller Drive shortly upon his retirement.