Oscar W. Strahan

Oscar W. Strahan
Strahan pictured in The Pedagog 1921, Southwest Texas State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1891-08-10)August 10, 1891
DiedAugust 21, 1978(1978-08-21) (aged 87)
Playing career
Football
1911–1913Drake
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1934Southwest Texas State
Basketball
1920–1924Southwest Texas State
1944–1946Southwest Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1958Southwest Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall72–52–10 (college football)
22–68 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
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]

  1. ^ "Oscar Strahan". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pedagog - Southwest Texas State Teachers College". Texas State University. 1959. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Strahan-Sweater". Texas State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Former AD dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. August 21, 1978. p. 3D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.