About Oscar W. Strahan
Lived 1891 – 1978 (aged 87). Oscar W. Strahan was an American american football player.
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.
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. He also served as the school's athletic director until his retirement and coach track for 39 years.
Strahan died on August 21, 1978.
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Who was Oscar W. Strahan?
American sports coach and administrator (1891–1978)
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Oscar W. Strahan was born on 10 August 1891.
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Oscar W. Strahan died on 21 August 1978.
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Oscar W. Strahan was an american football player.
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Oscar W. Strahan was American.
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