Jim Ostendarp

Jim Ostendarp
Biographical details
Born(1923-02-15)February 15, 1923
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2005(2005-12-15) (aged 82)
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1946–1947Drexel
1948–1949Bucknell
1950–1951New York Giants
1952Montreal Alouettes
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1954Bucknell (assistant)
1955–1957Williams (assistant)
1958Cornell (assistant)
1959–1991Amherst
Wrestling
1953–1955Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall168–91–5 (football)

James E. Ostendarp (February 15, 1923 – December 15, 2005) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professional football for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1950 to 1951 and the Montreal Alouettes of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union—a forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL)—in 1952. Ostendarp was the head football coach at Amherst College for 33 years, from 1959 to 1991, compiling a record of 168–91–5. He also served as president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1982.[1]

  1. ^ Frank Litsky (December 22, 2005). "Jim Ostendarp, Coach at Amherst, Dies at 82". The New York Times.