Harry Ockerman

Harry Ockerman

Biographical details
Born	(1902-12-20)December 20, 1902 Gladwin, Michigan, U.S.
Died	September 30, 1979(1979-09-30) (aged 76) Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1926	Michigan State Normal
Basketball
1925–1927	Michigan State Normal
Baseball
1926–1928	Michigan State Normal
Position(s)	Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1934	Michigan State Normal (assistant)
1935–1940	Bowling Green
1949–1951	Michigan State Normal
Basketball
1932–1935	Michigan State Normal
Baseball
1929	Michigan State Normal
1932–1934	Michigan State Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1942	Bowling Green
Head coaching record
Overall	27–38–9 (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."

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.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bowling Green Falcons (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1940)
1935	Bowling Green	1–6	0–6	T–19th
1936	Bowling Green	4–2–3	2–1–3	T–10th
1937	Bowling Green	3–4–1	2–3–1	12th
1938	Bowling Green	3–2–3	2–2–2	T–10th
1939	Bowling Green	6–1–1	3–1–1	7th
1940	Bowling Green	3–4–1	2–2–1	T–9th
Bowling Green:		20–19–9	11–15–8
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	3–6	0–4	7th
1951	Michigan State Normal	4–5	2–4	5th
Michigan State Normal:		7–19	2–8
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

External links

• Harry Ockerman at Find a Grave