player_team death_place death_date coach_years player_years coach_team sport birth_date article_title name
holy cross worcester , massachusetts october 4 , 1982 1961-1965 1946-1950 holy cross basketball june 4 , 1924 frank oftring
 frank oftring
frank oftring

frank a. oftring jr. -lrb- june 4 , 1924 - october 4 , 1982 -rrb- was an american college basketball player and coach .
he played on holy cross ' 1947 national championship team and later returned to campus as the school 's head coach from 1961-65 .
after concluding his high school career at brooklyn prep , oftring joined the united states navy during world war ii , stationed primarily at quonset point naval air station in rhode island .
following his service , he joined doggie julian 's holy cross team and was a forward on their 1947 championship team with future hall of fame guard bob cousy .
after his career , oftring was drafted in the 8th round of the 1950 nba draft by the boston celtics , though he never played in the nba .
following a stint coaching high school basketball , oftring became holy cross ' head basketball coach in 1961 .
he left after four seasons with a record of 64-33 and started a brokerage firm .
oftring died on october 4 , 1982 .
he was inducted into the new england basketball hall of fame in 2009
