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]