Mogk enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1950. While attending Michigan, Mogk played baseball for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1950 to 1953 and earned varsity letters in 1951, 1952, and 1953. He was a second baseman as a sophomore in 1951 but moved to first base for his junior and senior years.[1] During the 1952 season, Mogk was perfect on defense, going the entire year (his first at first base) without an error. He was "the first Wolverine to play errorless for an entire season."[1] In December 1952, Mogk was elected by his teammates as the captain for the 1953 team.[2][3] The 1953 team won the College World Series for the first time in the school's history.[4][5][6] Michigan's 1953 infield consisting of Mogk, Bruce Haynam, Don Eaddy, and Gil Sabuco was sometimes referred to as the "million-dollar infield."[7]
While attending Michigan, Mogk was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[8] He graduated from Michigan in 1954 with a bachelor of arts degree in history.[9]
After graduating from Michigan, Mogk became a school teacher and administrator in the Grosse Pointe schools in suburban Detroit. He also served as the principal and baseball coach at Grosse Pointe South High School.[1][11]
Mogk died on April 17, 2021, at the age of 89.[12]
^Rich Adler (2004). Baseball at the University of Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. p. 82. ISBN0738532215.("First baseman Bill Mogk was captain of the 1953 team, the first to win an NCAA championship.")