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Hall of Fame

Alexander Ober

Alexander "Alex" Ober

  • Class
    1963
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track & Field (M), Lacrosse (M), Basketball (M), Tennis (M)

Inducted 2010

  • 1962 Baltimore Sun All-State football
  • Member of the school record-setting mile relay team (1960)
  • Recipient of the Jim Boyer Scholarship Award for best academic record of a freshman athletic letter winner
  • Head basketball coach 1972-1990
  • Holds the school record for career wins (185)
  • Tied school record for wins in a season (16) 3 times in 1979-80, 1981-82 and 1982-83
  • Coached 10 All-Conference Selections
  • Outdoor track & field co-head coach 1979
  • Assistant lacrosse coach 1970-1972
  • Head tennis coach 1980-1995
  • Served in the Army (1963-65) and Army Reserves (1965-73)
  • Graduate Assistant in Athletics Department (1967)
  • Hired by the College as PE Instructor and swimming pool director (1969)
  • JV men's basketball coach (1968-72)
  • Named to NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee for Men's Basketball for 2 terms; Coached men's lacrosse (1970-72) and men's tennis (1981-95)
  • Named chair of the Exercise Science PE department (1998)
  • Member of the Carroll County Tennis Association
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