Harry Ockerman
Biographical details
Born(1902-12-20)December 20, 1902
Gladwin, Michigan, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1979(1979-09-30) (aged 76)
Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1926Michigan State Normal
Basketball
1925–1927Michigan State Normal
Baseball
1926–1928Michigan State Normal
Position(s)Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1934Michigan State Normal (assistant)
1935–1940Bowling Green
1949–1951Michigan State Normal
Basketball
1932–1935Michigan State Normal
Baseball
1929Michigan State Normal
1932–1934Michigan State Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1942Bowling Green
Head coaching record
Overall27–38–9 (football)
34–16 (basketball)
18–12 (baseball)

Harry N. Ockerman (December 20, 1902 – September 30, 1979) was American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green State University from 1935 to 1940 and at Michigan State Normal College—now known as Eastern Michigan University—from 1949 to 1951, compiling a career college football record of 27–38–9. Ockerman was also the head basketball coach at Michigan State Normal from 1932 to 1935, tallying a mark of 34–16, and the head baseball coach at the school in 1929 and from 1932 to 1934, amassing a record of 18–12.

Head coach

Michigan State Normal football

In 1951, Ockerman's second, and final, year coaching the MSNC Hurons, the press reported rumors that the football players had been "doped" with novocain to allow them to play through injuries. Joseph McCulloch, in his fourth decade as MSNC's athletic director, denied the allegation, telling reporters, "We want to know who started these rumors."[1]

Late life and death

After retiring from coaching, Ockerman owned and operated a calendar and specialty advertising business in Baltimore. He died on September 30, 1979, at Boswell Hospital in Sun City, Arizona.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bowling Green Falcons (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1940)
1935 Bowling Green 1–60–6T–19th
1936 Bowling Green 4–2–32–1–3T–10th
1937 Bowling Green 3–4–12–3–112th
1938 Bowling Green 3–2–32–2–2T–10th
1939 Bowling Green 6–1–13–1–17th
1940 Bowling Green 3–4–12–2–1T–9th
Bowling Green: 20–19–911–15–8
Michigan State Normal Hurons (Independent) (1949)
1949 Michigan State Normal 0–8
Michigan State Normal Hurons (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1951)
1950 Michigan State Normal 3–60–47th
1951 Michigan State Normal 4–52–45th
Michigan State Normal: 7–192–8
Total:27–38–9

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Michigan State Normal Hurons (Independent) (1932–1935)
1932–33 Michigan State Normal 15–2
1933–34 Michigan State Normal 11–7
1934–35 Michigan State Normal 8–7
Michigan State Normal: 34–16
Total:34–16

References

  1. ↑ "Deny Novocain Used on Players". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 31, 1951.
  2. ↑ "Harry Ockerman". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 3, 1979. p. D5. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Ockerman, 76, left coaching to run business, dies in Arizona". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 4, 1979. p. A8. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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