Otto Vogel

Otto Henry Vogel was an American Major [League Baseball] player. Vogel played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1923 and 1924 seasons. in 111 career games, Vogel had 63 hits in 253 at-bats, with a.249 batting average.
Besides baseball, Vogel attended the University of Illinois and played basketball from 1920–1922. Vogel received the Big Ten [Medal of Honor] for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.
Head baseball coach at Iowa for 39 years; coach of Big Ten championship teams in 1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, runner-up in 1929, 1941, 1957, 1963 and eleven Major League Baseball players; career record of 505–431–14 ; president of National Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1953; author of textbook “The Ins and Outs of Baseball” published in 1951; and member of College Baseball Hall of Fame of Helms Athletic Foundation.
He was born in Mendota, Illinois and died in Iowa City, Iowa.