Alfred H. Ogletree (February 5, 1930 – June 24, 2019) was an American baseball coach in

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Early life

Ogletree was born in

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. He attended school at

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, 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.

Career

He served as head coach at

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, and the

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. 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. 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. Ogletree, hired by athletic director Jim Brooks, led Pan American to their first-ever

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appearance in the

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tournament. In his career with the Broncs, he led them to 12 appearances in the NCAA tournament. The Broncs finished fourth overall that year. Ogletree was also selected as The

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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

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at home. This victory would later be honored with a plaque. 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,

Hall of Fame,

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Hall of Fame, Rio Grande Valley Hall of Fame, Central Texas Semi-Pro Hall of Fame,

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Hall of Fame,

Hall of Fame and Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Presidential Pillar Award from the school in 2015.

Head coaching record

Personal life

Ogletree married Alice Joann in 1952, with the couple remaining married for 62 years, having five children before her death on May 21, 2014. Ogletree died June 24, 2019.

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