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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Otto Wagonhurst Records by Year|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2410|access-date=2011-10-28|archive-date=2014-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725210527/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2410|url-status=dead}}</ref> After coaching college football, he played professionally for [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh's]] [[Duquesne Country and Athletic Club]] and the [[1900 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team|Homestead Library and Athletic Club]]. He won [[Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit|circuit championship titles]] with Duquesne in 1898<ref>{{cite journal | title=Stars Over All-Stars | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | issue=Annual | pages=1–5 | url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf | author=PFRA Research | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126225257/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf | archivedate=November 26, 2010 }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Otto Wagonhurst Records by Year|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2410|access-date=2011-10-28|archive-date=2014-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725210527/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2410|url-status=dead}}</ref> After coaching college football, he played professionally for [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh's]] [[Duquesne Country and Athletic Club]] and the [[1900 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team|Homestead Library and Athletic Club]]. He won [[Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit|circuit championship titles]] with Duquesne in 1898<ref>{{cite web | title=Stars Over All-Stars | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf | author=PFRA Research | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126225257/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Stars_Over_All_Stars.pdf | archivedate=November 26, 2010 }}
</ref> and 1899 and Homestead in 1900.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Worst Season Ever, Pittsburgh Pro Teams Find Hard Times: 1900 | journal=Coffin Corner | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | issue=Annual | pages=1–2 | url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Worst_Season_Ever.pdf | author=PFRA Research | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218174114/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Worst_Season_Ever.pdf | archivedate=December 18, 2010 }}
</ref> and 1899 and Homestead in 1900.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Worst Season Ever, Pittsburgh Pro Teams Find Hard Times: 1900 | journal=Coffin Corner | publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association | issue=Annual | pages=1–2 | url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Worst_Season_Ever.pdf | author=PFRA Research | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218174114/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Worst_Season_Ever.pdf | archivedate=December 18, 2010 }}
</ref> After his football career, he went on to become a railway executive.<ref name="dob" /> He died in 1932 in [[Jackson, Michigan]] and was buried in [[Akron, Ohio]].
</ref> After his football career, he went on to become a railway executive.<ref name="dob" /> 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<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Dollars and Cakes: The "Not Quite" First Pro: 1895 |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |url=https://www.profootballresearchers.org/articles/Ten_Dollars_And_Cakes.pdf |author=PFRA Research |access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> and manager<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=November 14, 1896|page=1|title=Late Sporting News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/141646866/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elwood Otto Wagenhurst 1863–1946|work=Penn People|publisher=University Archives & Records Center, University of Pennsylvania|url=https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/elwood-otto-wagenhurst/|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==

Revision as of 02:38, 20 February 2024

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 (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

  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). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ PFRA Research. "Ten Dollars and Cakes: The "Not Quite" First Pro: 1895" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Late Sporting News". The Pittsburg Press. November 14, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Elwood Otto Wagenhurst 1863–1946". Penn People. University Archives & Records Center, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 19, 2024.


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