Oscar John Hansen (1903-1992) was a steelworker and sheep shearer in Utah. He was responsible for the capture and care of Brigham Young University's cougar mascot for thirty years.

Oscar John Hansen was born to Charles F. and Carrie Helmstead Hansen on February 12, 1903 in Goshen, Utah. He worked for twenty years in the Open Hearth at Geneva Steel. In addition, he maintained membership in the Sheep Shearers Union for nearly seventy years, serving as its national secretary for two terms. His interests included carpentry, farming, and trapping. He hunted cougars and caught and cared for the BYU mascot for thirty years. In 1928, he married Gladys Cox in Nephi, Utah. She died in 1979, and Hansen was remarried to Ruth Martineau Whitaker in 1981. Hansen died on November 19, 1992.

Gladys Cox Hansen (1909-1979) was a civic and church leader in Utah.

Gladys Cox Hansen was born to Louis S. and Louisle Wintch Cox on March 25, 1909 in Manti, Utah. She was raised in Utah and attended school in Manti, Silver City, and Payson. In 1928, she married Oscar John Hansen and the married was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She served as Relief Society president and secretary in the church as well as serving as an organist for 48 years. In the 1930s, she helped organize the Goshen Ward Singing Mothers. She was an active member of the community and served as secretary of the state branch of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL/CIO) as well as the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party. She died December 29, 1979 at her home in Provo, Utah.