Otto D. Unruh

Otto D. Unruh
Biographical details
Born(1899-09-17)September 17, 1899
DiedMay 19, 1992(1992-05-19) (aged 92)
Newton, Kansas, U.S.[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1942Bethel (KS)
1945–1966Clay Center Comm. HS (KS)
1967–1969Bethel (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall53–76–6 (college football)
126–65–8 (high school football)

Otto Dean Unruh (September 17, 1899 – May 19, 1992) was an American football player and coach. In 1960, Unruh wrote the book How To Coach Winning Football and is credited with inventing the T-Wing offensive football formation, having run the play as early as 1938. He is a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "Obituaries". Kansas City Star. May 21, 1992. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Otto Unruh". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 28, 2010.