Otto Klum

Otto "Proc" Klum (October 17, 1892 – September 24, 1944) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii from 1921 to 1939. Klum is the most successful coach in Hawaii football history having compiled a career record of 84–51–7. His 1925 team went 10–0. Klum was also the head basketball coach at Hawaii for two seasons from 1921 to 1923, tallying a mark of 13–8. Klum was notorious for running up the score. In the 1926 season, his team scored more than 100 points twice. His teams also scored more than 80 points in two other games in 1923 and 1925.

Otto Klum
Biographical details
Born(1892-10-17)October 17, 1892
Talent, Oregon, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1944(1944-09-24) (aged 51)
near Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1939Hawaii
Basketball
1921–1923Hawaii
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1938Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall84–51–7 (football)
13–8 (basketball)
Bowls0–1

Klum died on September 24, 1944, of a heart attack near Ashland, Oregon. He was born in Talent, Oregon on October 17, 1892.[1] Klum Gym, on the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus, is named after the former coach.[2] Klum is an inductee of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hawaii Deans / Rainbows (Independent) (1921–1939)
1921 Hawaii 3–3–2
1922 Hawaii 5–1–1
1923 Hawaii 5–1–2
1924 Hawaii 8–0
1925 Hawaii 10–0
1926 Hawaii 5–4
1927 Hawaii 5–2
1928 Hawaii 2–5
1929 Hawaii 4–3
1930 Hawaii 5–2
1931 Hawaii 3–2–1
1932 Hawaii 2–1–1
1933 Hawaii 4–3
1934 Hawaii 6–0
1935 Hawaii 5–3
1936 Hawaii 3–5
1937 Hawaii 2–6
1938 Hawaii 4–4
1939 Hawaii 3–6L Pineapple
Hawaii: 84–51–7
Total:84–51–7

References
  1. ""Proc" Klum Dies Of Heart Attack". Berkeley Daily Gazette. Berkeley, California. United Press. September 25, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved October 18, 2010 – via Google News.
  2. "Klum Gym | Building Names | University of Hawaii at Manoa".
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