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Al Ogletree

  • Class
    1997
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball Head Coach

Al Ogletree was the figure-head for the UTPA baseball program for almost 30 seasons as he served as the head coach from 1968 through the 1997 season. The former UTPA head baseball coach is the program's all-time leader in career wins with 1,084 and posted an all-time career wins total of 1,217 during his career. Ogletree guided the Broncs to their first-ever College World Series appearance during the 1971 season where UTPA finished fourth overall.

Ogletree was selected as The Sporting News National Coach of the Year that season and also collected Coach of the Year honors by the NCAA District VI, Texas Sports Writers' Association and South Plains Professional Scouts Association. The former UTPA head baseball coach has already been inducted into the Austin High School Hall of Fame, Texas A&M Hall of Fame, American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Rio Grande Valley Hall of Fame, Central Texas Semi-Pro Hall of Fame, University of Dallas College Hall of Fame, Sul Ross State Hall of Fame and Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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