Oscar August Hankner (June 18, 1908 – October 3, 1946) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois in 1938 and at East Carolina Teachers College—now known as East Carolina University–in 1939, compiling a career college football coaching record 1–14.[1] He was also the head basketball coach at Eureka from 1937 to 1939, tallying a mark of 13–18.

O. A. Hankner
Hankner pictured in The Tecoan 1940, ECU yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1908-06-18)June 18, 1908
Tripoli, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1946(1946-10-03) (aged 38)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938Eureka
1939East Carolina
Basketball
1937–1939Eureka
Head coaching record
Overall1–14 (football)
13–18 (basketball)

Hanker was born in Tripoli, Iowa. He died on October 3, 1946, at Burnham Hospital in Champaign, Illinois, after suffering from an intestinal obstruction.[2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Eureka Red Devils (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1938)
1938 Eureka 1–6 0–2 7th
Eureka: 1–6 0–2
East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1939)
1939 East Carolina 0–8
East Carolina: 0–8
Total: 1–14

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Rites for Former Tripoli Resident Today in Illinois". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. October 6, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com  .
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