Oscar Hagberg | |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1908 |
Birth Place: | Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1929–1930 |
Player Team1: | Navy |
Player Positions: | End, fullback |
Coach Years1: | 1933–1934 |
Coach Team1: | Navy (ends) |
Coach Years2: | 1939 |
Coach Team2: | Navy (ends) |
Coach Years3: | 1944–1945 |
Coach Team3: | Navy |
Overall Record: | 13–4–1 |
Oscar Emil Hagberg (December 18, 1908 – August 2, 1992) was an American football player and coach and United States Navy officer. He was the 25th head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1944 until 1945. His coaching record at Navy was 13–4–1.[1] [2] [3]
Hagberg was born December 18, 1908, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. He played college football as an end and fullback at Navy from 1928 to 1930. Hagberg was the ends coach for the Midshipmen in 1933, 1934, and 1939.[4]
In his naval career he saw service in submarines and commanded two boats during World War II, USS S-16 (SS-121) and USS Albacore (SS-218).[5] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[6]