Red O'Hora
Frank James O'Hora nicknamed Red is a former American baseball coach and player. He played college baseball for Penn State for coach Joe Bedenk from 1934 to 1936 before playing professionally from 1938. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Colgate Red Raiders from 1950 to 1972, leading the Red Raiders to a fourth-place finish in the 1955 College World Series.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1933, 1935–1936 | Penn State |
| Baseball | |
| 1934–1936 | Penn State |
| 1938 | Trenton Senators |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Bangor HS (PA) |
| 1947 | Easton Area HS (PA) |
| 1949–1959 | Colgate (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1948–1949 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1950–1972 | Colgate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 238–198–4 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
O'Hora served as the head football coach of Bangor High School and Easton Area High School.[1] On June 1, 1949, O'Hora was named the successor to Eppie Barnes as the head baseball coach of the Colgate Red Raiders.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Red Raiders (Independent) (1950–1972) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Colgate | 8–9 | |||||||
| 1951 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1952 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1953 | Colgate | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1954 | Colgate | 11–5 | |||||||
| 1955 | Colgate | 17–8–1 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1956 | Colgate | 14–8 | |||||||
| 1957 | Colgate | 8–14 | |||||||
| 1958 | Colgate | 7–8 | |||||||
| 1959 | Colgate | 11–8 | |||||||
| 1960 | Colgate | 17–9 | |||||||
| 1961 | Colgate | 13–9 | |||||||
| 1962 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1963 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1964 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1965 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1966 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1967 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1968 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1969 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1970 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1971 | Colgate | ||||||||
| 1972 | Colgate | ||||||||
| Colgate: | 238–198–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 238–198–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Jack Logic (January 12, 1992). "BOB RUTE: ROVERS' LEGEND". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "HARTMAN IS NAMED COACH AT COLGATE; Succeeds Lawrence at Helm of Quintet -- O'Hora to Replace Barnes as Mentor of Nine". nytimes.com. The New York Times. June 1, 1949. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
External links
- Colgate Raiders Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)