Woody Wagenhorst

Woody Wagenhorst
Woody Wagenhorst
	Born: June 3, 1863; Philadelphia Quakers
MLB statistics
Games	2
At bats	8
Hits	1
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Quakers (1888);

Woody Wagenhorst
Biographical details
Born	June 3, 1863; St. Paul Apostles
1890–1891	Penn
Position(s)	End (football); Third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1888–1891	Penn
Head coaching record
Overall	39–18

Elwood Otto "Woody" Wagenhorst (June 3, 1863 – February 12, 1946) was an

Philadelphia Quakers in 1888. In two career games, he had one hit in eight at-bats.^[1] Wagenhorst served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania

from 1888 to 1891, compiling a record of 39–18.

Biography

Wagenhorst was born in

Philadelphia Quakers in the National League. After playing in only two games, Wagenhorst soon accepted an invitation to become coach of Penn's second paid football team, succeeding Frank Dole. For his coaching duties, Wagenhorst was paid $275.^[2]

In the fall of 1888 as Wagenhorst served the Penn football team as its coach, trainer and he even played end briefly that season. In 1889, while coaching at Penn, Wagenhorst enrolled in Law School. As a Penn law student, Wagenhorst also became third-baseman and captain of the school's 1890 and 1891 baseball teams.

After graduating in 1892, he became a private secretary for a

Washington D. C. until his death in 1946.^[3]

He was a brother of football player and coach Otto Wagenhorst.^[3]