sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJames Raymond Leonard Sr. (February 14, 1910 – November 28, 1993) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945.
American football player and coach (1910–1993)
For other people named Jim Leonard, see Jim Leonard (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the American football coach Jim Leonhard.
American football player
Jim Leonard|
Position: | Blocking back/fullback[1] |
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Born: | (1910-02-14)February 14, 1910 Pedricktown in Oldmans Township, New Jersey |
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Died: | November 28, 1993(1993-11-28) (aged 83) Woodbury, New Jersey |
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Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
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High school: | Saint Joseph's Prep (PA) |
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College: | Notre Dame |
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- Philadelphia Eagles (1934–1937)
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- Saint Francis (PA) (1938–1941) (head coach)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1942) (assistant)
- Holy Cross (MA) (1943) (assistant)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1945) (head coach)
- Saint Francis (PA) (1947) (head coach)
- Villanova (1949–1950) (head coach)
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Leonard was a two sport star at the University of Notre Dame during the 1930s, both as a pitcher in baseball and a fullback in football. After Notre Dame he played for the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons and was team captain in 1935 and 1936. He left the Eagles to restart the football program at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1937.
In 1942 he joined the NFL again as a staff coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, then served as an assistant at the College of the Holy Cross in 1943 before returning to the Steelers as head coach during the 1945 campaign. In 1947 he restarted the football program at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was stopped because of World War II. He finished his career as the head coach of Villanova University from 1949 to 1950.
Head coaching record
College
Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference | Standing |
Bowl/playoffs
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Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1938–1941) |
1938 |
Saint Francis |
1–6 | | | | |
1939 |
Saint Francis |
0–7–1 | | | | |
1940 |
Saint Francis |
6–2 | | | | |
1941 |
Saint Francis |
6–0–1 | | | | |
Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1947) |
1947 |
Saint Francis |
4–1 | | | | |
Saint Francis: |
17–16–2 | |
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Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1949–1950) |
1949 |
Villanova |
8–1 | | | | 13 |
1950 |
Villanova |
4–5 | | | | |
Villanova: |
12–6 | |
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Total: | 29–22–2 | |
- #Rankings from final AP Poll.
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References
- "Jim Leonard". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
External links
Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks |
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- Red Kirkman (1933–1935)
- Jim Leonard (1934, 1936)
- Stumpy Thomason (1935)
- Irv Kupcinet (1935)
- Glenn Frey (1936–1937)
- Jess Dow (1938–1939)
- Davey O'Brien (1939–1940)
- Len Barnum (1941)
- Tommy Thompson (1941–1942, 1946–1950)
- Foster Watkins (1941)
- Roy Zimmerman (1943–1946)
- Allie Sherman (1945)
- Bill Mackrides (1948)
- Jack Myers (1948)
- Adrian Burk (1951–1956)
- Bobby Thomason (1952–1957)
- Sonny Jurgensen (1957, 1961–1963)
- Norm Van Brocklin (1958–1960)
- King Hill (1962–1966, 1968)
- Norm Snead (1964–1970)
- Jack Concannon (1964, 1966)
- John Huarte (1968)
- George Mira (1969)
- Rick Arrington (1970–1971)
- Pete Liske (1971–1972)
- John Reaves (1972)
- Roman Gabriel (1973–1976)
- Mike Boryla (1974–1976)
- Ron Jaworski (1977–1986)
- Joe Pisarcik (1984)
- Randall Cunningham (1985–1995)
- Matt Cavanaugh (1986)
- Scott Tinsley (1987)
- Guido Merkens (1987)
- Jim McMahon (1991–1992)
- Jeff Kemp (1991)
- Brad Goebel (1991)
- Bubby Brister (1993–1994)
- Ken O'Brien (1993)
- Rodney Peete (1995–1998)
- Ty Detmer (1996–1997)
- Bobby Hoying (1997–1998)
- Koy Detmer (1998–1999, 2002, 2004)
- Doug Pederson (1999)
- Donovan McNabb (1999–2009)
- A. J. Feeley (2002, 2007)
- Mike McMahon (2005)
- Jeff Garcia (2006)
- Kevin Kolb (2009–2010)
- Michael Vick (2010–2013)
- Vince Young (2011)
- Nick Foles (2012–2014, 2017–2018)
- Mark Sanchez (2014–2015)
- Sam Bradford (2015)
- Carson Wentz (2016–2020)
- Jalen Hurts (2020–present)
- Gardner Minshew (2021)
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- Clarence Miller (1909)
- Carroll (1910)
- Joe Savage (1911–1912)
- Unknown (1913)
- Buck Rogers (1914)
- Oliver Vogel (1915)
- No team (1916)
- Joe Savage (1917)
- No team (1918)
- Joe Savage (1919)
- No team (1920–1921)
- John Loughran (1922–1923)
- James Mahan (1924)
- Emmet Russell (1925)
- Eugene Stringer (1926)
- Fulton Connors (1927)
- William W. Donahue (1928–1929)
- Eugene Stringer (1930–1931)
- No team (1932–1937)
- Jim Leonard (1938–1941)
- No team (1942–1946)
- Jim Leonard (1947)
- Larry Kirschling (1948)
- Irwin Davis (1949–1953)
- No team (1954–1968)
- Art Martynuska (1969–1979)
- Jerry Roberts (1980)
- Art Martynuska (1981)
- George Klayko (1982–1983)
- Hugh Conrad, Jr. (1984–1985)
- Gerry Gallagher (1986–1988)
- Frank Pergolizzi (1989–1994)
- Pete Mayock (1995–1997)
- Kevin Doherty (1998)
- Dave Jaumotte (1999–2001)
- Dave Opfar (2002–2009)
- Chris Villarrial (2010– )
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches |
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Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) |
- Forrest Douds (1933)
- Luby DiMeolo (1934)
- Joe Bach (1935–1936)
- Johnny "Blood" McNally (1937–1939)
- Walt Kiesling (1939–1940)
- Bert Bell (1941)
- Aldo Donelli (1941)
- Walt Kiesling (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Jim Leonard (1945)
- Jock Sutherland (1946–1947)
- John Michelosen (1948–1951)
- Joe Bach (1952–1953)
- Walt Kiesling (1954–1956)
- Buddy Parker (1957–1964)
- Mike Nixon (1965)
- Bill Austin (1966–1968)
- Chuck Noll (1969–1991)
- Bill Cowher (1992–2006)
- Mike Tomlin (2007–present)
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- Mike Murphy (1894)
- James A. McDonald (1895–1896)
- John F. Bagley (1897–1898)
- Dick Nallin (1899)
- John J. Egan & John Powers (1900)
- John J. Egan (1901)
- Richard Kelly & Timothy O'Rourke (1902)
- Martin Caine (1903)
- Fred Crolius (1904–1911)
- Charles McGeehan (1912)
- Ted St. Germaine (1913)
- Dutch Sommer (1914–1915)
- Edward Bennis (1916)
- Thomas Reap (1917–1920)
- Allie Miller (1921–1922)
- Hugh McGeehan (1923)
- Dutch Sommer (1924)
- Harry Stuhldreher (1925–1935)
- Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1936–1942)
- Jordan Olivar (1943–1948)
- Jim Leonard (1949–1950)
- Art Raimo (1951–1953)
- Frank Reagan (1954–1959)
- Joseph Rogers # (1959)
- Alexander F. Bell (1960–1966)
- Jack Gregory (1967–1969)
- Lou Ferry (1970–1973)
- Jim Weaver (1974)
- Lou Ferry # (1974)
- Dick Bedesem (1975–1980)
- No team (1981–1984)
- Andy Talley (1985–2016)
- Mark Ferrante (2017− )
# denotes interim head coach
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