| Dutch Trautwein | |
| Alma Mater: | Wittenberg University |
| Coach Years1: | 1928–1938 |
| Coach Team1: | Ohio (assist.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1938–1949 |
| Coach Team2: | Ohio |
| Overall Record: | 136–90 |
William "Dutch" Trautwein was an American former college basketball coach. He was a football and basketball player at Wittenberg where he is a member of the school's athletics hall of fame.[1] He was an assistant football coach at Wittenberg for five years before joining the coaching staff at Ohio for football, basketball, and baseball in 1928.[2] He was named the Ohio Basketball head coach in 1938 where he remained for 11 years. He compiled 136–90 record at Ohio.[3] His 1941 team finished the season as the runner up in the 1941 NIT. Jim Snyder, Ohio's coaching wins leader, played basketball for Trautwien when Snyder was a player at Ohio and he was then an assistant under Trautwein from 1946 to 1949.[4] The field at Bob Wren Stadium used for Ohio baseball is named in his honor.[5]
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