Otto Stangel
American basketball player
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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.
BornMarch 23, 1889
Tisch Mills, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1956 (aged 67)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
CollegeWisconsin (1910–1912)
PositionForward
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 23, 1889 Tisch Mills, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1956 (aged 67) St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Wisconsin (1910–1912) |
| Position | Forward |
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Stangel was later the superintendent of farms at Delaware Valley University and the school's football coach in 1923.[1]
