Oscar W. Strahan Explained

Oscar W. Strahan
Birth Date:10 August 1891
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1911–1913
Player Team2:Drake
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1919–1934
Coach Team2:Southwest Texas State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1920–1924
Coach Team4:Southwest Texas State
Coach Years5:1944–1946
Coach Team5:Southwest Texas State
Admin Years1:1919–1958
Admin Team1:Southwest Texas State
Overall Record:72–52–10 (college football)
22–68 (college basketball)
Championships:Football
1 TIAA (1929)

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]

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

College football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Strahan. Drake Bulldogs. December 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Pedagog - Southwest Texas State Teachers College. 1959. Texas State University. December 30, 2018.
  3. Web site: Strahan-Sweater. Texas State University. December 30, 2018.
  4. News: . Former AD dies . . . . August 21, 1978 . 3D . August 2, 2021 . .