Otto Dean Unruh was an American football player and coach in the United States. He is one of a group of college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure at the same school, with a 25 year break between coaching his team. 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 plays as far back as 1938. He is a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Coach Unruh was the head college football coach for the Bethel Threshers located in North Newton, Kansas. He held that position for 27 seasons, from 1919 until 1942 and then again took the position for three more seasons, from 1967 through 1969 (making him one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure as a head coach at the same school). His coaching record at Bethel was 53 wins, 76 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #2 at Bethel in total wins and #6 at the school in winning percentage (.415). Bethel College honored his legacy by inducting him into the schools athletic hall of fame.
In between his two times as head coach at Bethel, Unruh was a high school teacher at Clay Center Community High School in Clay Center, Kansas. While teaching high school he was coach of both football and track teams and the high school stadium bears his name. In 2004, the school added him to their "Hall of Fame" for his accomplishments.
Unruh played one season of basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks under head coach Phog Allen before his graduation in 1926.
Coach Unruh was the head college football coach for the Bethel Threshers located in North Newton, Kansas. He held that position for 27 seasons, from 1919 until 1942 and then again took the position for three more seasons, from 1967 through 1969 (making him one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure as a head coach at the same school). His coaching record at Bethel was 53 wins, 76 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #2 at Bethel in total wins and #6 at the school in winning percentage (.415). Bethel College honored his legacy by inducting him into the schools athletic hall of fame.
In between his two times as head coach at Bethel, Unruh was a high school teacher at Clay Center Community High School in Clay Center, Kansas. While teaching high school he was coach of both football and track teams and the high school stadium bears his name. In 2004, the school added him to their "Hall of Fame" for his accomplishments.
Unruh played one season of basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks under head coach Phog Allen before his graduation in 1926.
Otto Dean Unruh was an American football player and coach in the United States. He is one of a group of college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure at the same school, with a 25 year break between coaching his team. 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 plays as far back as 1938. He is a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Coach Unruh was the head college football coach for the Bethel Threshers located in North Newton, Kansas. He held that position for 27 seasons, from 1919 until 1942 and then again took the position for three more seasons, from 1967 through 1969 (making him one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure as a head coach at the same school). His coaching record at Bethel was 53 wins, 76 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #2 at Bethel in total wins and #6 at the school in winning percentage (.415). Bethel College honored his legacy by inducting him into the schools athletic hall of fame.
In between his two times as head coach at Bethel, Unruh was a high school teacher at Clay Center Community High School in Clay Center, Kansas. While teaching high school he was coach of both football and track teams and the high school stadium bears his name. In 2004, the school added him to their "Hall of Fame" for his accomplishments.
Unruh played one season of basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks under head coach Phog Allen before his graduation in 1926.
Coach Unruh was the head college football coach for the Bethel Threshers located in North Newton, Kansas. He held that position for 27 seasons, from 1919 until 1942 and then again took the position for three more seasons, from 1967 through 1969 (making him one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure as a head coach at the same school). His coaching record at Bethel was 53 wins, 76 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #2 at Bethel in total wins and #6 at the school in winning percentage (.415). Bethel College honored his legacy by inducting him into the schools athletic hall of fame.
In between his two times as head coach at Bethel, Unruh was a high school teacher at Clay Center Community High School in Clay Center, Kansas. While teaching high school he was coach of both football and track teams and the high school stadium bears his name. In 2004, the school added him to their "Hall of Fame" for his accomplishments.
Unruh played one season of basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks under head coach Phog Allen before his graduation in 1926.
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