Otto Wagonhurst
Wagonhurst at Penn, c. 1893
Biographical details
Born(1871-04-25)April 25, 1871
Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 15, 1932(1932-06-15) (aged 61)
Jackson, Michigan, U.S.[2]
Playing career
1892–1895Penn
1898–1899Duquesne Country and AC
1900Homestead Library & AC
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896Alabama
1897Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall6–5

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 circuit 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 White (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

References

  1. ^ a b "Elections and Appointments". Railroad Gazette. 44: 428. March 20, 1908.
  2. ^ http://history.catskill.net/1932/1932-06-24-0001.pdf#xml=http://history.catskill.net/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=bcf694&DocId=5337&Index=D%3a%5cdtSearch%20Developer%5cUserData%5ccatskill%2dmountain%2dnews&HitCount=2&hits=1695+16b1+&SearchForm=D%3a%5ccatskill%2dmountain%2dnews%5cdtSearch%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Otto Wagonhurst Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  4. ^ PFRA Research. "Stars Over All-Stars" (PDF) (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ PFRA Research. "The Worst Season Ever, Pittsburgh Pro Teams Find Hard Times: 1900" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association (Annual): 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.


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