About Bernie Ockene
Lived 1919 – 1974 (aged 55). Bernie Ockene was a basketball coach.
Bernard Ockene (March 23, 1919 – April 26, 1974) was an American college basketball head coach for the Saint Peter's Peacocks between 1972 and 1974. When Don Kennedy was fired, then-assistant Ockene got promoted to lead the team. He coached them for the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons, compiling identical 8–18 records. Prior to Saint Peter's, Ockene was a successful coach at Bayonne High School in a very competitive North Jersey basketball environment.
Ockene died from a heart attack on April 26, 1974 in Bayonne Hospital. He was 55 years old.
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Who was Bernie Ockene?
American basketball coach
When was Bernie Ockene born?
Bernie Ockene was born on 23 March 1919.
When did Bernie Ockene die?
Bernie Ockene died on 26 April 1974 in Bayonne.
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Bernie Ockene was a basketball coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bernie Ockene. https://biography.guide/bernie-ockene/
MLA: "Bernie Ockene." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bernie-ockene/.
Chicago: "Bernie Ockene." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bernie-ockene/.
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