Oscar August Hankner (June 18, 1908 – October 3, 1946) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at

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in Eureka, Illinois in 1938 and at East Carolina Teachers College—now known as

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–in 1939, compiling a career

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coaching record 1–14. He was also the head basketball coach at Eureka from 1937 to 1939, tallying a mark of 13–18. Hanker was born in

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. He died on October 3, 1946, at Burnham Hospital in Champaign, Illinois, after suffering from an intestinal obstruction.

Head coaching record

Football

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* 1908 births 1946 deaths East Carolina Pirates football coaches Eureka Red Devils athletic directors Eureka Red Devils football coaches Eureka Red Devils men's basketball coaches University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni People from Bremer County, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa {{1930s-collegefootball-coach-stub