Otto Wagonhurst

Otto Wagonhurst
Wagonhurst passport photograph, 1915
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born April 25, 1871(1871-04-25)
Place of birth Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania[1]
Died June 15, 1932(1932-06-15) (aged 61)
Place of death Jackson, Michigan[2]
Playing career
1892–1895
1898–1899
1900
Penn
Duquesne C & A.C.
Homestead L & A.C.
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896
1897
Alabama
Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall 6–5
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Pennsylvania circuit titles: 1898, 1899, 1900

Otman Franklin "Otto" Wagonhurst (April 25, 1871 – June 15, 1932) was an American football player and coach. Wagonhurst played college football as a left tackle at the University of Pennsylvania from 1892 to 1895. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 1896 and at the University of Iowa in 1897, compiling a career record of 6–5.[3] After coaching college football, he played professionally for Pittsburgh's Duquesne Country and Athletic Club and the Homestead Library and Athletic Club. He won championship titles with Duquesne in 1898[4] and 1899 and Homestead in 1900.[5] After his football career, he went on to become a railway executive.[1] He died in 1932 in Jackson, Michigan and was buried in Akron, Ohio.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896)
1896 Alabama 2–1 1–1
Alabama: 2–1 1–1
Iowa Hawkeyes (Western Interstate University Football Association) (1897)
1897 Iowa 4–4 0–2 T–3rd
Iowa: 4–4 0–2
Total: 6–5

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