HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
CHARLES "BUD" FELHABER, OREGON CLAY
2004 RECIPIENT
Coach Felhaber was a graduate of Olney High School and
the University of Toledo where he was captain of the Men's Varsity
Basketball team his senior year. At Olney High School he lettered three
years and was All-State Honorable Mention. He received his master's degree
in education from the University of Toledo and was an Army tank commander
during the Korean War. From 1951-53 while in the army, he played basketball
on the Fort Campbell Post team.
Bud was a teacher for 21 years in the Oregon Clay School System where he
served as the varsity basketball coach for Clay High School and had an
undefeated season in 1974-75. While at Clay High School, he served as cross
country coach for four years. He also served as varsity basketball coach for
both Bettsville and Port Clinton High Schools. He coached baseball at
Bettsville and had three league championships, two District championships
and one Regional final. While at Port Clinton, he started baseball in 1965
and also coached golf one year and served as Athletic Director during the
1966-67 school year.
The biggest reasons for Bud's success as a coach and teacher were his
tireless work ethic, his insistence on learning and mastering the
fundamentals of the game of basketball and the importance of personal
character both on and off the court.
During his 31 years of coaching his teams accumulated 315 wins. His teams
won three league championships, four sectional championships and one
district final. He was elected District Coach of the Year in 1975, District
7 All-Star Coach in 1978, Ohio-Michigan All-Star Coach in 1976 and 1988, and
was elected District Retired Coach of the Year in 1992.
Bud served as president of District 7 Basketball Coaches Association and
also served as a board member of the OHSBCA for 12 years. He was a founder
of the District 7 All-Star Games, served as director of the Ohio-Michigan
All-Star Games, assistant director of the Ohio-West Virginia All-Star Games,
and was recently inducted into the initial class of District 7 Basketball
Coaches Hall of Fame.
After leaving Oregon Clay, with coaching still in his system, he went to St.
John's Jesuit High School where he was assistant varsity and JV coach from
1988-2002. His JV teams were very successful winning the Toledo City
Championship in 1990. The varsity teams were also successful going to the
State Final twice and being #1 in the State in 2002.
In addition, he coached the Ohio-Michigan All-Stars vs Russian Junior
National Team in 1976-78. He coached the Ohio-Michigan Senior All-Stars vs
the Yougoslavian Junior National Team in 1979-83. His record was 5-0.
Bud is survived by Edie, his wife of 49 years, son and daughter-in-law Randy
and Emily Felhaber, grandson Nicholaus and step-granddaughter Julie and
Jacqueline Camilli; daughter and son-in-law Sue and Dan Hipsher and
grandsons Andy and Bryan.
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