Otto Vogel  

He attended the University of Illinois and played basketball from 1920-1922. He received the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.

He signed and played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1923 and 1924 seasons. In 111 career games, he had 63 hits in 253 at-bats, with a .249 batting average.

He was the Iowa baseball coach for 39 years (1925–1942,1946-1966), and led the Hawks to 5 conference championships (1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, and 1949), and was runner-up 4 times (1929, 1941, 1957 and 1963). He had a career coaching record of 505-431-14 (.540).

He had eleven Major League Baseball players. He was the president of the National Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1953. He was also the author of “Ins and Outs of Baseball” published in 1951, and was a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame of Helms Athletic Foundation.

Born 10/26/1899 and died on 7/19/1969 at the age of 69.