Al Ogletree
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1930 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | June 24, 2019 (aged 89) McAllen, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1951 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1965 | Dallas |
| 1966–1968 | Sul Ross State |
| 1969–1997 | Pan American/Texas–Pan American |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,208–710–1 (college) |
Alfred H. Ogletree (February 5, 1930 – June 24, 2019) was an American baseball coach in NCAA Division I college baseball.
Early life[edit]
Ogletree was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended school at Texas A&M University, graduating in 1952. Four years later, he earned a master's degree. He played in the minors for two years while also spending time in the Army as an officer for two years.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
He served as head coach at Dallas, Sul Ross State University, and the University of Texas–Pan American. He coached Dallas to an 82-45 record over seven years and coached Sul Ross State to a 50-46 record over three years, winning a NAIA District 8 North Zone championship with Dallas in 1964.[4] His greatest success came with Pan-American, of which he served as head coach from 1969 to 1997. He was inducted into UTPA's inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame. Ogletree went 1,084–618–1 record at Pan American.[5]
Ogletree, hired by athletic director Jim Brooks, led Pan American to their first-ever College World Series appearance in the 1971 College World Series tournament. In his career with the Broncs, he led them to 12 appearances in the NCAA tournament.[6] The Broncs finished fourth overall that year. Ogletree was also selected as The Sporting News National Coach of the Year, Coach of the Year honors by the NCAA District VI, Texas Sports Writers' Association and South Plains Professional Scouts Association. On March 14, 1989, he won his 1,000th game in NCAA Division I against Miami University at home.[7] This victory would later be honored with a plaque.[8] In his first twenty seasons (1969 to 1989) coaching the Broncs, he led them to a season of .500 or better in each of those seasons, with only five losing seasons in 29 seasons. He has been inducted into the Austin High School Hall of Fame, Texas A&M University Hall of Fame, American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Rio Grande Valley Hall of Fame, Central Texas Semi-Pro Hall of Fame, University of Dallas Hall of Fame, Sul Ross State University Hall of Fame and Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Presidential Pillar Award from the school in 2015.[9]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Broncs (Independent) (1969–1997) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Pan–American | 24–11 | |||||||
| 1970 | Pan–American | 32–12 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1971 | Pan–American | 44–9 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1972 | Pan–American | 40–16 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1973 | Pan–American | 31–17 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1974 | Pan–American | 50–11 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1975 | Pan–American | 63–7 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1976 | Pan–American | 53–19 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1977 | Pan–American | 44–30 | |||||||
| 1978 | Pan–American | 52–17 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1979 | Pan–American | 52–12 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1980 | Pan–American | 61–18 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1981 | Pan–American | 32–22 | |||||||
| 1982 | Pan–American | 28–28 | |||||||
| 1983 | Pan–American | 64–19–1 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1984 | Pan–American | 31–28 | |||||||
| 1985 | Pan–American | 39–20 | |||||||
| 1986 | Pan–American | 42–19 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1987 | Pan–American | 40–20 | |||||||
| Pan American/Texas–Pan American Broncs (American South Conference) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Pan–American | 33–25 | 8–9 | ||||||
| 1989 | Pan–American | 26–27 | 6–9 | ||||||
| 1990 | Texas–Pan American | 30–26 | 5–10 | ||||||
| 1991 | Texas–Pan American | 37–21 | 5–10 | ||||||
| Texas–Pan American Broncs (Sun Belt Conference) (1992–1997) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Texas–Pan American | 29–23 | 6–13 | ||||||
| 1993 | Texas–Pan American | 23–33 | 5–16 | ||||||
| 1994 | Texas–Pan American | 11–39 | 4–20 | ||||||
| 1995 | Texas–Pan American | 17–37 | 8–19 | ||||||
| 1996 | Texas–Pan American | 25–30 | 11–15 | ||||||
| 1997 | Texas–Pan American | 30–22 | 14–12 | ||||||
| Total: | 1,084–618–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life[edit]
Ogletree married Alice Joann in 1952, with the couple remaining married for 62 years, having five children before her death on May 21, 2014.[10] Ogletree died June 24, 2019.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Fimrite, Ron (May 31, 1971). "A dropout with a big future". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "2007 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas–Pan American. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Lang, Steve (April 8, 2010). "Former Sully coach savors 70 years of memories in baseball". Alpine Avalanche. Alpine, Texas.
- ^ "Baseball School Records". University of Dallas Athletics. University of Dallas.
1964 NAIA District 8 North Zone Champions
- ^ "2018 Baseball Information Guide" (PDF). The Official Athletics Website of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 2018.
- ^ McDaniel, Jason. "Their Time: Brooks headlines '08 UTPA Hall class". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas: AIM Media Network.[dead link]
- ^ "Bryan Smith on Twitter".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230603032141/https://twitter.com/TheVestedOne/status/256523012248043522
- ^ Politics, Edinburg. "UT-Pan American honors it final Pillars of Success: Mayor Richard García; former Mayor John David Franz; Milestones Co-Owner Carmen Pagan; H-E-B Senior Manager Linda Tovar; and IDEA Public Schools Co-Founder Jo Ann Gama - Edinburg Politics". edinburgpolitics.com.
- ^ "ALICE OGLETREE Obituary". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas: AIM Media Network. May 25, 2014 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Former UTPA coach Ogletree dies at 89". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas: AIM Media Network. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
External links[edit]
- UTPA HOF The University of Texas – Pan American Athletics Hall of Fame