Oscar William Strahan (August 10, 1891 – August 21, 1978) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He was a student-athlete at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he was a recipient of the school's Double D Award.[1]
 Strahan pictured in The Pedagog 1921, Southwest Texas State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1891 |
| Died | August 21, 1978 (aged 87) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Drake |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1934 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1924 | Southwest Texas State |
| 1944–1946 | Southwest Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1958 | Southwest Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–52–10 (college football) 22–68 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 TIAA (1929) | |
After coaching high school athletics in Iowa for three years, he became the head football coach (1919–1934) and head basketball coach (1920–1924, 1944–1946) at Southwest Texas State University–now known as Texas State University.[2] He also served as the school's athletic director until his retirement and coach track for 39 years.[3]
Strahan died on August 21, 1978.[4]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oscar Strahan". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Pedagog - Southwest Texas State Teachers College". Texas State University. 1959. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Strahan-Sweater". Texas State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Former AD dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. August 21, 1978. p. 3D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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