Bob Otto (coach)
James Robert Otto (August 23, 1919 – November 7, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1948 to 1952 and Mankato State College—now known as the Minnesota State University, Mankato—from 1953 to 1969. A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Otto played football at the University of Iowa as a tackle from 1939 to 1941. Otto died from lung cancer, on November 7, 1993, at his home in Mankato, Minnesota. Head coaching record Football References External links Minnesota State Hall of Fame profile 1919 births 1993 deaths American football tackles Buena Vista Beavers athletic directors Buena Vista Beavers football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football players Minnesota State Mavericks athletic directors Minnesota State Mavericks football coaches Minnesota State Mavericks men's basketball coaches United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Fort Dodge, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa Players of American football from Iowa Basketball coaches from Iowa Deaths from cancer in Minnesota Deaths from lung cancer Military personnel from Iowa