Frank James O'Hora nicknamed Red is a former American
baseball
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coach and player. He played
college baseball
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for
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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for coach
Joe Bedenk
Fred Joseph Bedenk (July 14, 1897 – May 2, 1978) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Rice University from 1925 to 1926 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1931 to 1962. Bedenk wa ...
from 1934 to 1936 before playing professionally from 1938. He then served as the head baseball coach of the
Colgate Red Raiders from 1950 to 1972, leading the Red Raiders to a fourth-place finish in the
1955 College World Series
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.
O'Hora served as the head football coach of Bangor High School and
Easton Area High School
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Easton Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Easton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania. It is part of the Easton Area School District.
As of the 2020-21 school year, Easton Area High School ...
. On June 1, 1949, O'Hora was named the successor to
Eppie Barnes as the head baseball coach of the
Colgate Red Raiders.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Colgate Raiders Hall of Fame*
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Colgate Raiders baseball coaches
Colgate Raiders football coaches
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Trenton Senators players
High school football coaches in Pennsylvania