Bio

Doug Ritchie, the first 1,000-point scorer in UW-Oshkosh history, earned four all-conference awards while playing for the Titans from 1947-50. He helped UW-Oshkosh to conference titles in 1947 and 1948.

Ritchie also participated in football and track & field at UW-Oshkosh. The Montello High School graduate was the holder of the school's record in the javelin for nearly a decade.

Ritchie graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and began teaching and coaching baseball, basketball and football for the Port Washington School District. In his 14 years there, Ritchie also was an elementary school, junior high school and high school principal.

In 1948, Ritchie married his college sweetheart, Patricia Gallagher. The couple had five children, including Richard (Dick) who played basketball for the Titans from 1979-82.