Otto Stangel

Otto A. Stangel (March 23, 1889 – March 29, 1956), a native of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-American basketball player at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1911–12. He led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 177 points, a record which stood for eight years. The Badgers went undefeated in 1911–12 at 15–0 and were named co-Big Ten champions as well as retroactively-named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Helms also named Stangel an All-American in 1912.

Otto Stangel
Personal information
Born(1889-03-23)March 23, 1889
Tisch Mills, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 29, 1956(1956-03-29) (aged 67)
St. Cloud, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeWisconsin (1910–1912)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Stangel was later the superintendent of farms at Delaware Valley University and the school's football coach in 1923.[1]

References

  1. "Thirty-fifth Annual Report of The National Farm School 1932". Delaware Valley University. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

Additional sources

  1. Anderson, Dave (2006). "University of Wisconsin Basketball" (PDF). dartmouthsports.com. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  2. Kopriva, Don; Mott, Jim (1998). On Wisconsin!: The History of Badger Athletics (PDF). Sports Publishing Inc. p. 26. Retrieved November 28, 2010.


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