Joy Luther Leonard (February 28, 1884 – December 10, 1959) was an American economist and college football, college basketball, college baseball, and track and field coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1884 Springhills, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1959 (aged 75) Bucyrus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1903–1906 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1908 | Hendrix |
| 1909 | Birmingham |
| Basketball | |
| 1907–1909 | Hendrix |
| 1909–1910 | Birmingham |
| Baseball | |
| 1910 | Hendrix |
| Track and field | |
| 1910 | Birmingham |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1909–1910 | Birmingham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–9 (football) |
Leonard was born on February 28, 1884, to Joseph Leonard and Ella Carlo in Springhills, Ohio. He attended Bucyrus High School.[1] He played college football for Ohio Wesleyan under Victor M. Place and Branch Rickey as a center.[2][3] After his graduation he was hired as the head football, basketball, and baseball coach for Hendrix College.[4][5] After two years he joined Birmingham College as the head of athletics.[6]
After Leonard's coaching career ended he became a professor of economics at Wabash College.[7][8] While at Wabash, he was the leader of a $2,000,000 fund backed by alumni.[9] In 1928, he took a sabbatical from Wabash to work on his Doctor of Philosophy at Yale University.[10] While at Yale he taught at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.[11] After completing his PhD he was hired as the head of the economics department for the University of Southern California.[11] He held the position until his retirement.
In June 1916, Leonard married Vera Price, a librarian, in Columbus, Ohio.[12] A year later, in 1917, they had their only son together.[13] Leonard died on December 10, 1959, in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix Bulldogs (Independent) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Hendrix | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1908 | Hendrix | 2–3 | |||||||
| Hendrix: | 4–7 | ||||||||
| Birmingham (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Birmingham | 4–2 | |||||||
| Birmingham: | 4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–9 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Bucyrus High Seniors Plan for Graduation". The Marion Star. January 31, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Leonard Does Good Work for Ohio Wesleyan Team". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraphs. October 5, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Leonard Plays A Great Game". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph. November 7, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Has Winning Team". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph. May 9, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Nice Position For Leonard — Elected to Position at Hendricks [sic] College". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph. June 14, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Luther Leonard — Takes Position in College at Birmingham, Alabama". Telegraph-Forum. August 17, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Left for Wabash — Luther J. Leonard to Teach at Crawfordsville, Ind". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph. September 10, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Luther Leonard — Appointed Permanent Professor of Economics". The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph. December 23, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Wabash Starts $2,000,000 Fund". Journal and Courier. June 16, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Luther Leonard to Enter Yale". Telegraph-Forum. February 8, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- 1 2 "Wabash Faculty Member Will Direct Department at California University". The Indianapolis Star. July 26, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Miss Price and Mr. Leonard United". Telegraph-Forum. June 27, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Prof. Leonard and Wife are Parents". Bucyrus Journal. April 20, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
