Education
Abraham Lincoln High School.
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Ralph Ogden
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Ogden played for one season with the San Francisco Warriors. He recorded career totals of 42 points, 32 rebounds and 9 assists. Ogden spent his prep years playing at Lincoln High School in San Jose, California.
In 1965 and 1966, he earned All-CCS and All-Northern California honors.
During his senior season, he guided the Lions to an unblemished 29–0 record and the Peninsula Basketball Championship title. Bud was a consensus First Team All-American as a senior in 1968-1969.
In Ralph"s career, he scored 1,280 points while averaging 15.8 points per game. He was selected in the 4th round (53rd overall) of the 1970 National Basketball Association Draft by the San Francisco Warriors, then played one season with them before being waived.
Although he was finished with his National Basketball Association career, Ogden would go on to play and then coach professional basketball in Germany for more than 30 years.
One of the teams he played for was Oldenburger Tuberculosis, and in 1976 he helped the team move up to the top division in the Bundesliga by virtue of their record. He has three brothers – Bud, who also played in the National Basketball Association, Jim and Fred.
Achievements
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In the two seasons the Ogden brothers played together (1967-1968 and 1968-1969), the Broncos went 49–6, won two Pac-8 Conference championships and made it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Tournament"s West regional finals twice (both times losing to the Lew Alcindor-led and eventual national champion University of California, Los Angeles Bruins). Ogden"s father, Carlos Ogden, Senior, fought in World World War II and earned one Medal of Honor, three Purple Hearts and one Bronze Star Meda
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Born
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Died
1968 (aged 19) -
Nationality
United States
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Awards
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Star Medal; Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.