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Otto Puls

Otto Puls

Induction:
2019
Class:
1955

Wisconsin Baseball 1952, 1953, 1954
Special Service 1964-2019
Three-year letterwinner in baseball from 1952-54
Played professional baseball in Baltimore Orioles farm system (1955)
1955 UW graduate in pharmacy
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
Officiated high school and NCAA football, basketball and baseball for 30 years, including 20 seasons as a Big Ten football game official
Served as the official scorekeeper for Wisconsin men’s basketball for more than 55 years and over 1,100 games (1964-2019)

Gallery: (6/27/2019) Hall of Fame 2019: Otto Puls

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