Buddy O'Grady

Francis David "Buddy" O'Grady (January 19, 1920 – February 29, 1992) was an American basketball player and coach.

A 5'11" guard from Georgetown University, O'Grady played professionally in the Basketball Association of America from 1946 to 1949. He competed for the Washington Capitols, St. Louis Bombers, and Providence Steamrollers and averaged 3.7 points per game.^[1]

For three seasons from 1949 to 1952, O'Grady served as head coach of Georgetown University's men's basketball team, with an overall record of 35-36 and no post-season tournament appearances. He was elected to Georgetown's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1958.^[2]^[3]

Head coaching record

Sources^[3]^[4]^[5]

Season	Team	Overall
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1949–1952)
1949–50	Georgetown	12–12
1950–51	Georgetown	8–14
1951–52	Georgetown	15–10
Total:		35–36
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches

Maurice Joyce (1906–1911)
James Colliflower (1911–1914)
John D. O'Reilly (1914–1921)
James Colliflower (1921–1922)
Jock Maloney (1922–1923)
John D. O'Reilly (1923–1927)
Elmer Ripley (1927–1929)
Bill Dudak (1929–1930)
John T. Colrick (1930–1931)
Fred Mesmer (1931–1938)
Elmer Ripley (1938–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Ken Engles (1945–1946)
Elmer Ripley (1946–1949)
Buddy O'Grady (1949–1952)
Buddy Jeannette (1952–1956)
Tommy Nolan (1956–1960)
Tommy O'Keefe (1960–1966)
Jack Magee (1966–1972)
John Thompson Jr. (1972–1999)
Craig Esherick (1999–2004)
John Thompson III (2004– )

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