Red O'Hora

Red O'Hora
Playing career
Football
1933, 1935–1936Penn State
Baseball
1934–1936Penn State
1938Trenton Senators
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946Bangor HS (PA)
1947Easton Area HS (PA)
1949–1959Colgate (assistant)
Baseball
1948–1949Colgate (assistant)
1950–1972Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall238–198–4
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2

Frank James "Red" O'Hora is an American former 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.

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

Statistics overview
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

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ Jack Logic (January 12, 1992). "BOB RUTE: ROVERS' LEGEND". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.