December 16, 2005

Coach Ostendarp passes away at 82

Emeritus football coach Jim Ostendarp passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Quoting from the official college In Memoriam page,

James Ostendarp, football coach and professor of physical education at Amherst College for 32 years until his retirement in 1992, died on Thursday, Dec., 15 at his home in Sunderland, Mass. He was 82 years old.

Funeral arrangements are pending

For more information on Ostendarp’s athletic achievements at Bucknell, visit the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame page.

Our thoughts are with Coach Ostendarp’s family and friends.

UPDATE: The Springfield Republican has posted their obituary for “The Darp.”

Brian Meacham '97 | December 16, 2005 05:54 PM | Athletics

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