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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 an 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
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
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

"Deny Novocain Used on Players". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 31, 1951.
"Harry Ockerman". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 3, 1979. p. D5. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .

External links

Harry Ockerman at Find a Grave

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles head baseball coaches
Leon A. Stebbins (1901) No team (1902–1905) Turner (1906) Henry Schulte (1907–1908) No team (1909–1919) Elton Rynearson (1920–1921) Joseph McCulloch (1923–1925) No team (1926–1928) Harry Ockerman (1929) No team (1930–1931) Harry Ockerman (1932–1934) No team (1935–1948) Bill Crouch (1949–1964) Ron Oestrike (1965–1987) Roger Coryell (1988–2007) Jake Boss (2008) Jay Alexander (2009–2014) Mark Van Ameyde (2015–2017) Eric Roof (2018–2023) Robbie Britt (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Eastern Michigan Eagles head baseball coaches

Leon A. Stebbins (1901)
No team (1902–1905)
Turner (1906)
Henry Schulte (1907–1908)
No team (1909–1919)
Elton Rynearson (1920–1921)
Joseph McCulloch (1923–1925)
No team (1926–1928)
Harry Ockerman (1929)
No team (1930–1931)
Harry Ockerman (1932–1934)
No team (1935–1948)
Bill Crouch (1949–1964)
Ron Oestrike (1965–1987)
Roger Coryell (1988–2007)
Jake Boss (2008)
Jay Alexander (2009–2014)
Mark Van Ameyde (2015–2017)
Eric Roof (2018–2023)
Robbie Britt (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches
L. P. Whitcomb (1897–1898) E. E. Crook (1898–1899) Leslie A. Butler (1899–1900) M. Everett Dick (1900–1901) Clayton Teetzel (1901–1903) Wilbur Bowen (1903–1909) Clare Hunter (1909–1911) Frederick Beyerman (1911–1912) LeRoy Brown (1912–1914) Thomas Ransom (1914–1915) Elmer Mitchell (1915–1917) Elton Rynearson (1917–1921) Joseph McCulloch (1921–1925) Elton Rynearson (1925–1932) Harry Ockerman (1932–1935) Elton Rynearson (1935–1940) Frank Worzniak (1940–1941) Ray Stites (1941–1944) Elton Rynearson (1944–1946) Ray Stites (1946–1947) William Crouch (1947–1953) Robert Hollway (1953–1954) James Skala (1954–1960) Richard Adams (1960–1966) Jim Dutcher (1966–1972) Allan Freund (1972–1976) Ray Scott (1976–1979) Jim Boyce (1979–1985) Ben Braun (1985–1996) Milton Barnes (1996–2000) Jim Boone (2000–2005) Charles Ramsey (2005–2011) Rob Murphy (2011–2021) Stan Heath (2021– )

Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches

L. P. Whitcomb (1897–1898)
E. E. Crook (1898–1899)
Leslie A. Butler (1899–1900)
M. Everett Dick (1900–1901)
Clayton Teetzel (1901–1903)
Wilbur Bowen (1903–1909)
Clare Hunter (1909–1911)
Frederick Beyerman (1911–1912)
LeRoy Brown (1912–1914)
Thomas Ransom (1914–1915)
Elmer Mitchell (1915–1917)
Elton Rynearson (1917–1921)
Joseph McCulloch (1921–1925)
Elton Rynearson (1925–1932)
Harry Ockerman (1932–1935)
Elton Rynearson (1935–1940)
Frank Worzniak (1940–1941)
Ray Stites (1941–1944)
Elton Rynearson (1944–1946)
Ray Stites (1946–1947)
William Crouch (1947–1953)
Robert Hollway (1953–1954)
James Skala (1954–1960)
Richard Adams (1960–1966)
Jim Dutcher (1966–1972)
Allan Freund (1972–1976)
Ray Scott (1976–1979)
Jim Boyce (1979–1985)
Ben Braun (1985–1996)
Milton Barnes (1996–2000)
Jim Boone (2000–2005)
Charles Ramsey (2005–2011)
Rob Murphy (2011–2021)
Stan Heath (2021– )

v t e Bowling Green Falcons head football coaches
John Stitt (1919) Walter Jean (1920) Earl Krieger (1921) Allen Snyder (1922) Ray B. McCandless (1923) Warren Steller (1924–1934) Harry Ockerman (1935–1940) Robert Whittaker (1941–1954) Doyt Perry (1955–1964) Bob Gibson (1965–1967) Don Nehlen (1968–1976) Denny Stolz (1977–1985) Moe Ankney (1986–1990) Gary Blackney (1991–2000) Urban Meyer (2001–2002) Gregg Brandon (2003–2008) Dave Clawson (2009–2013) Adam Scheier # (2013) Dino Babers (2014–2015) Brian Ward # (2015) Mike Jinks (2016–2018) Carl Pelini # (2018) Scot Loeffler (2019– ) # denotes interim head coach

Bowling Green Falcons head football coaches

John Stitt (1919)
Walter Jean (1920)
Earl Krieger (1921)
Allen Snyder (1922)
Ray B. McCandless (1923)
Warren Steller (1924–1934)
Harry Ockerman (1935–1940)
Robert Whittaker (1941–1954)
Doyt Perry (1955–1964)
Bob Gibson (1965–1967)
Don Nehlen (1968–1976)
Denny Stolz (1977–1985)
Moe Ankney (1986–1990)
Gary Blackney (1991–2000)
Urban Meyer (2001–2002)
Gregg Brandon (2003–2008)
Dave Clawson (2009–2013)
Adam Scheier # (2013)
Dino Babers (2014–2015)
Brian Ward # (2015)
Mike Jinks (2016–2018)
Carl Pelini # (2018)
Scot Loeffler (2019– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Bowling Green Falcons athletic directors
Fred Beyerman (1915–1923) Warren Steller (1924–1941) Harry Ockerman (1941–1942) Harold Anderson (1942–1965) Doyt Perry (1965–1971) Robert G. Bell (1971) Dick Young (1971–1978) Jim Lessig (1978–1982) Jack Gregory (1982–1994) Ron Zwierlein (1994–1999) Paul Krebs (1999–2006) Greg Christopher (2006–2013) Chris Kingston (2013–2016) Bob Moosbrugger (2016–2022) Stacy Kosciak # (2022) Derek van der Merwe (2022– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Bowling Green Falcons athletic directors

Fred Beyerman (1915–1923)
Warren Steller (1924–1941)
Harry Ockerman (1941–1942)
Harold Anderson (1942–1965)
Doyt Perry (1965–1971)
Robert G. Bell (1971)
Dick Young (1971–1978)
Jim Lessig (1978–1982)
Jack Gregory (1982–1994)
Ron Zwierlein (1994–1999)
Paul Krebs (1999–2006)
Greg Christopher (2006–2013)
Chris Kingston (2013–2016)
Bob Moosbrugger (2016–2022)
Stacy Kosciak # (2022)
Derek van der Merwe (2022– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles head football coaches
James M. Swift (1891) Dean W. Kelley (1892) Ernest P. Goodrich (1893) Verne S. Bennett (1894) Marcus Cutler (1895) Fred W. Green (1896) Andrew Bird Glaspie (1897) Enoch Thorne (1898) Dwight Watson (1899) Clayton Teetzel (1900–1902) Hunter Forest (1903) Daniel H. Lawrence (1904–1905) Henry Schulte (1906–1908) Clare Hunter (1909) Curry Hicks (1910) Dwight Wilson (1911) Leroy Brown (1912–1913) Thomas Ransom (1914) Elmer Mitchell (1915–1916) Elton Rynearson (1917) Lynn Bell (1918) Elton Rynearson (1919–1920) Joseph McCulloch (1921–1922) James M. Brown (1923–1924) Elton Rynearson (1925–1943) No team (1944) Elton Rynearson (1945–1948) Harry Ockerman (1949–1951) Fred Trosko (1952–1964) Jerry Raymond (1965–1966) Dan Boisture (1967–1973) George Mans (1974–1975) Ed Chlebek (1976–1977) Mike Stock (1978–1982) Bob LaPointe # (1982) Jim Harkema (1983–1992) Jan Quarless # (1992) Ron Cooper (1993–1994) Rick Rasnick (1995–1999) Tony Lombardi # (1999) Jeff Woodruff (2000–2003) Al Lavan # (2003) Jeff Genyk (2004–2008) Ron English (2009–2013) Stan Parrish # (2013) Chris Creighton (2014– ) # denotes interim head coach

Eastern Michigan Eagles head football coaches

James M. Swift (1891)
Dean W. Kelley (1892)
Ernest P. Goodrich (1893)
Verne S. Bennett (1894)
Marcus Cutler (1895)
Fred W. Green (1896)
Andrew Bird Glaspie (1897)
Enoch Thorne (1898)
Dwight Watson (1899)
Clayton Teetzel (1900–1902)
Hunter Forest (1903)
Daniel H. Lawrence (1904–1905)
Henry Schulte (1906–1908)
Clare Hunter (1909)
Curry Hicks (1910)
Dwight Wilson (1911)
Leroy Brown (1912–1913)
Thomas Ransom (1914)
Elmer Mitchell (1915–1916)
Elton Rynearson (1917)
Lynn Bell (1918)
Elton Rynearson (1919–1920)
Joseph McCulloch (1921–1922)
James M. Brown (1923–1924)
Elton Rynearson (1925–1943)
No team (1944)
Elton Rynearson (1945–1948)
Harry Ockerman (1949–1951)
Fred Trosko (1952–1964)
Jerry Raymond (1965–1966)
Dan Boisture (1967–1973)
George Mans (1974–1975)
Ed Chlebek (1976–1977)
Mike Stock (1978–1982)
Bob LaPointe # (1982)
Jim Harkema (1983–1992)
Jan Quarless # (1992)
Ron Cooper (1993–1994)
Rick Rasnick (1995–1999)
Tony Lombardi # (1999)
Jeff Woodruff (2000–2003)
Al Lavan # (2003)
Jeff Genyk (2004–2008)
Ron English (2009–2013)
Stan Parrish # (2013)
Chris Creighton (2014– )

# denotes interim head coach

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