Dutch Trautwein

Dutch Trautwein
Biographical details
Alma materWittenberg University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1938Ohio (assist.)
1938–1949Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall136–90

William "Dutch" Trautwein was an American former college basketball coach. He was a football and basketball player at Wittenberg where he is a member of the school's athletics hall of fame.[1] He was an assistant football coach at Wittenberg for five years before joining the coaching staff at Ohio for football, basketball, and baseball in 1928.[2] He was named the Ohio Basketball head coach in 1938 where he remained for 11 years. He compiled 136–90 record at Ohio.[3] His 1941 team finished the season as the runner up in the 1941 NIT. Jim Snyder, Ohio's coaching wins leader, played basketball for Trautwien when Snyder was a player at Ohio and he was then an assistant under Trautwein from 1946 to 1949.[4] The field at Bob Wren Stadium used for Ohio baseball is named in his honor.[5]

  1. ^ "WILLIAM TRAUTWEIN". Wittenberg Tigers. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "William Trautwein". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jim Snyder". College Hoopedia. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.