| Dave Strong | |
| Birth Date: | 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Ukiah, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1936 |
| Player Team2: | Illinois |
| Player Years3: | 1937–1939 |
| Player Team3: | Michigan |
| Player Positions: | Halfback, quarterback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1941 |
| Coach Team2: | South Dakota Mines |
| Coach Years3: | 1945 |
| Coach Team3: | Nebraska (backfield) |
| Coach Years4: | 1946 |
| Coach Team4: | Albright |
| Coach Years5: | 1947–1948 |
| Coach Team5: | Whitman |
| Coach Team6: | Texas (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1951–1952 |
| Coach Team7: | UCLA (backfield) |
| Coach Years8: | 1954–1956 |
| Coach Team8: | Sacramento State |
| Coach Sport9: | Basketball |
| Coach Years10: | 1941–1942 |
| Coach Team10: | South Dakota Mines |
| Admin Years1: | 1947–1948 |
| Admin Team1: | Whitman |
| Overall Record: | 15–37–3 (football) 11–7 (basketball) |
David Arthur "Finky" Strong (1916 – March 25, 1993) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1941), Albright College (1946), Whitman College (1947–1948), and California State University, Sacramento (1954–1956). He was the head basketball coach at South Dakota Mines for one season in 1941–42. While at Whitman, he also served as the school's athletic director.
Strong was born in Mount Vernon, Washington. He spent his childhood in Seattle, Spokane, Washington, Yakima, Washington, and Helena, Montana. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Michigan.[1] Strong died from a heart attack while playing tennis in 1993.[2] [3]