Frederick V. Ostergren

Frederick V. Ostergren (c. 1886 – July 4, 1945) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

Fred Ostergren
Biographical details
Bornc. 1886
Died(1945-07-04)July 4, 1945
Playing career
Football
1910–1913Holy Cross
Baseball
1911–1914Holy Cross
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921Western Reserve
1921–1924Bowdoin
1926–1929St. Bonaventure
Basketball
1927–1928St. Bonaventure
Baseball
1920–1922Western Reserve
1926–1930St. Bonaventure
Head coaching record
Overall27–28–8 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MIAA (1921)

Fred attended high school at the old Roxbury High School in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was a star fullback and outstanding first baseman.[1] He played both college football and baseball at Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He played professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox farm system for the Manchester Textiles (also known as the Fitchburg Burghers) in 1914 and the Lawrence Barristers in 1915 and 1916.[2]

Collegiately, Ostegren coached at St. Bonaventure, Bowdoin, and Western Reserve. He also coached at Portland and Deering high schools in Maine and at Malden, Mass.

Ostergren began coaching at Arlington High School in 1931.[3]

Legacy

The Touchdown Club of Arlington annually gives the Ostergren Award for the outstanding athlete-scholar, male and female, of Arlington High School.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Western Reserve Pioneers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921)
1921 Western Reserve 0–1–10–1–1
Western Reserve: 0–1–10–1–1
BowdoinPolar Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1924)
1921 Bowdoin 5–0–1
1922 Bowdoin 2–4–1
1923 Bowdoin 3–3–1
1924 Bowdoin 4–3–1
Bowdoin: 14–10–4
St. Bonaventure Brown Indians (New York State Conference / Western New York Little Three Conference) (1926–1929)
1926 St. Bonaventure 3–51–1 /T–5th /
1927 St. Bonaventure 4–4–1
St. Bonaventure Brown Indians (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1928–1929)
1928 St. Bonaventure 3–4–1
1929 St. Bonaventure 3–4–1
St. Bonaventure: 13–17–3
Total:27–28–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "St. Bona Football Coaches". Sbufootball.wordpress.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. "Fred Ostergren baseball bio". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  3. "Arlington Letter" (PDF). Arlington.k12.ma.us. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. "History - The Touchdown Club". Thetouchdownclub.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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