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Lamar Leachman (August 7, 1932 – October 27, 2012) was an American football coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants and Detroit Lions.[1] He was the defensive line coach when the Giants won Super Bowl XXI.[2]

Lamar Leachman
Personal information
Born:(1932-08-07)August 7, 1932
Cartersville, Georgia
Died:October 27, 2012(2012-10-27) (aged 80)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Cartersville (GA)
College:Tennessee
Position:Center
NFL Draft:1955 / Round: 30 / Pick: 360
Career history
As a player:
  • Calgary Stampeders (1956)
As a coach:
  • Richmond (1966–1967)
    Offensive line coach
  • Georgia Tech (1968–1971)
    Offensive line coach
  • Memphis (1972)
    Defensive line coach
  • South Carolina (1973)
    Defensive line coach
  • Toronto Argonauts (1975–1977)
    Defensive line coach
  • Montreal Alouettes (1978–1979)
    Defensive coordinator
  • New York Giants (1980–1989)
    Defensive line coach
  • Detroit Lions (1990–1994)
    Defensive line coach
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XXI)

He died on October 27, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at age 80.[3] His death from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was chronicled in The King of Halloween and Miss Firecracker Queen: A Daughter's Tale of Family and Football, a 2018 memoir about growing up in the South with a football coach father authored by Duke University economics professor Lori Leachman.[4]


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