GREENLEE, O.C. 'DOUG', died July 28, 2002 at age 93. He was born in
Leon, WV on December 31, 1908. Attended Point Pleasant High School
and received an A.B. Degree from Marshall University in 1934 and an
M.A. in 1950. During the Depression years, he worked for the Civilian
Conservation Corps. Doug's main vocation was as a coach in Huntington,
WV. There, from 1941-1954, he coached all sports at West and Oley
Junior High Schools from 1954-1963 he was Dean of Boys, Assistant
Principal, and Athletic Director at Huntington High School.
Then he became Principal of Beverly Hills Junior High from 1963-1971.
He was a member of the 5th Avenue Baptist Church. He retired to Winter
Park in 1971. He coached in the Maitland Little League. In 1987, he
was elected to the Marshall University Hall of Fame for his outstanding
performance in multiple sports. Examples include holding the High School
mile track record in the State of West Virginia from 1928 to 1986, led
the Marshall baseball team in batting for two years, had a 204 win 75
loss record in 19 years of coaching baseball and the last two years he
coached, his teams won 47 games and lost only 3. He was President of
the Varsity 'M' Club and a baseball scout for the Detroit Tigers. His
love was teaching baseball and helping his students to be successful
in life. He had a great influence on many young men's lives. He was
married to Dorothy Druen, now deceased. He is survived by a sister,
Phyllis Smith of Nitro, WV; three daughters, Suzanne White, Lucille
Bearsch and Lenore Dillard, all of Winter Park; six grandchildren,
Meg Pietkiewicz, Beth Bellows, Mary Sysan Roycik, Don Saunders, Jr.,
Elaine Forrester, Doug White and 15 great grandchildren. In lieu of
flowers, his friends and students may make a donation in his memory
to Hospice of the Comforter, 595 Montgomery Rd Altamonte Springs, FL
32714.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on 7/30/2002.
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'Doug' Greenlee, 93, left his mark as athlete, coach in West Virginia

Jul 30, 2002 
O.C. "Doug" Greenlee didn't just excel as an athlete. He also left a
lasting mark as a school coach who taught discipline and moral values.

Greenlee of Winter Park, who coached and served as a high school
principal in West Virginia for 30 years before retiring to Florida in
1971, died Sunday of pneumonia. He was 93.

There were few sports Greenlee didn't master in high school. He held
West Virginia's high school track record for a mile race from 1928
until it was broken in 1986.

Greenlee graduated from Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.,
in 1934. Years later, in 1987, he was inducted into the Marshall
University Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance in many sports.

Among them, he led Marshall's baseball team in batting for two years.

He continued to set records as a junior high and high school coach in 
Huntington, winning 204 of 279 games in 19 years of coaching baseball,
said his daughter, Lenore Dillard of Winter Park.

"He demanded respect from his students," she said. "He was a discipli-
narian who taught his kids to follow the rules [of sports] and develop
good, clean [living] habits."

He coached basketball, football, baseball and track at West and Oley
junior high schools in Huntington, served as athletic director and
assistant principal at Huntington High School and was principal at
Beverly Hills Junior High School until he retired in 1971.

Greenlee attended the Fifth Avenue Baptist church in Huntington.

He also is survived by daughters, Suzanne White and Lucille Bearsch,
both of Winter Park; sister, Phyllis Smith of Nitro, W.Va.; six grand-
children and 15 great-grandchildren.
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 Greenlee was a multi-sport athlete at Marshall in the 1930s and
was elected to the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
He became Huntington High School’s first official baseball coach in
1941 and in 16 seasons compiled a career record of 204-75, a .731
winning percentage. Huntington newspaper archives from the time
credit Greenlee with practically every career honor possible except
a state tournament title. On at least three occasions -- 1951, 1956
and 1957 -- Greenlee thought he had the teams to bring home a champ-
ionship. After the 1957 state tournament, a reporter asked the coach
what happened. "I don’t know ... I just don’t know," he said.

Greenlee retired from coaching in 1957 to devote more time to his
job as Dean of Boys at HHS and turned the reins over to Cook.
Greenlee also coached at West and Oley junior highs and was the
Beverly Hills Junior High principal from 1963 to 1971.

Another former player of Greenlee’s, Toby Holbrook, coaches the
Huntington High team now. Holbrook was a player on Greenlee’s
teams in 1957 and 1958, then finished his career for Cook in 1959.
"He was more than a coach," Holbrook said. "I think everybody
that was ever associated with him has great memories of him."
Greenlee was a coach opposing teams "loved to hate" because his
teams usually won, Holbrook said. The old coach was also one of
the thriftiest people Holbrook ever knew. "I remember when I
bought my first car and he said he couldn’t believe I bought a
car with a radio," Holbrook said. "When he was at Huntington
High we’d go on a trip and take a roll of bologna and a loaf of
bread. That was it."

Greenlee demanded a lot from his players, and got it. There was
never any doubt who was in charge. "He was a disciplinarian, but
he was also a good baseball man," Holbrook said. Greenlee passed
some of his coaching and leadership skills on to Cook, who later
did the same for Holbrook. Cook and Holbrook both credit their
coach for a big part of their success. "It kind of passed down
through generations to Jack, and I hope I’ve done a little bit
with it too," Holbrook said.