Otto Wagonhurst
 Wagonhurst at Penn, c. 1893 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1871 Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
| Died | June 15, 1932 (aged 61) Jackson, Michigan, U.S.[2] |
| Playing career | |
| 1892–1895 | Penn |
| 1898–1899 | Duquesne Country and AC |
| 1900 | Homestead Library & AC |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896 | Alabama |
| 1897 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–5 |
Otman Franklin "Otto" Wagonhurst (sometimes spelled Wagenhorst or Wagenhurst; 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.
He was a brother of Woody Wagenhorst, head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania and briefly a major league baseball player, and Jim Wagenhorst, athlete at Penn and football player[6] and manager[7] for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.[8]
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
- ^ a b "Elections and Appointments". Railroad Gazette. 44: 428. March 20, 1908.
- ^ "Otto F. Wagonhorst Dies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Otto Wagonhurst Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ PFRA Research. "Stars Over All-Stars" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.
- ^ PFRA Research. "The Worst Season Ever, Pittsburgh Pro Teams Find Hard Times: 1900" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
- ^ PFRA Research. "Ten Dollars and Cakes: The "Not Quite" First Pro: 1895" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Late Sporting News". The Pittsburg Press. November 14, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elwood Otto Wagenhurst 1863–1946". Penn People. University Archives & Records Center, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 19, 2024.