Dave Strong

David Arthur "Finky" Strong (1916 – March 25, 1993) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1941), Albright College (1946), Whitman College (1947–1948), and California State University, Sacramento (1954–1956). He was the head basketball coach at South Dakota Mines for one season in 1941–42. While at Whitman, he also served as the school's athletic director.

Dave Strong
Biographical details
Born1916
Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1993(1993-03-25) (aged 76–77)
Ukiah, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1936Illinois
1937–1939Michigan
Position(s)Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941South Dakota Mines
1945Nebraska (backfield)
1946Albright
1947–1948Whitman
c. 1950Texas (assistant)
1951–1952UCLA (backfield)
1954–1956Sacramento State
Basketball
1941–1942South Dakota Mines
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1948Whitman
Head coaching record
Overall15–37–3 (football)
11–7 (basketball)

Strong was born in Mount Vernon, Washington. He spent his childhood in Seattle, Spokane, Washington, Yakima, Washington, and Helena, Montana. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Michigan.[1] Strong died from a heart attack while playing tennis in 1993.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1941)
1941 South Dakota Mines 4–2–12–1
South Dakota Mines: 4–2–12–1
Albright Lions (Independent) (1946)
1946 Albright 1–7
Albright: 1–7
Whitman Fighting Missionaries (Northwest Conference) (1947–1948)
1947 Whitman 1–6–11–56th
1948 Whitman 4–4–12–3–15th
Whitman: 5–10–13–8–1
Sacramento State Hornets (Far Western Conference) (1954–1956)
1954 Sacramento State 0–70–57th
1955 Sacramento State 2–60–56th
1956 Sacramento State 3–5–11–45th
Sacramento State: 5–18–11–14
Total:15–37–3

References
  1. "Dave Strong Is Given Borleske Post At Whitman". Ellensburg Daily Record. July 14, 1947. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  2. "Strong earned 11 letters at HHS".
  3. "Ukiah, California Newspaper Archives | NewspaperArchive®".
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