Les Leggett

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Les Leggett
Sport(s)	Football, swimming
Biographical details
Born	(1927-09-03)September 3, 1927 Maine, United States
Died	October 14, 2011(2011-10-14) (aged 84) Williston, Vermont
Playing career
1948–1950	Maine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1956 1957–1958 1959–1961 1962–? Swimming 1962–1980	Whitman Portland State Adrian Vermont (Ends) Vermont
Head coaching record
Overall	15–25–1 (.378)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Leslie R. Leggett (September 3, 1927 – October 14, 2011) was an American football coach in the United States. His son Jack Leggett is the long-time head coach for the Clemson Tigers baseball team.^[1]

Football coaching career

After graduating from the University of Maine in 1951, Leggett served as a coach at Old Town High School in Old Town, Maine.^[2] In 1956 he served as head coach at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.^[2] The following season he was hired as the head coach at Portland State.

At Portland State, he held the head coaching position for two seasons, from 1957 until 1958. His coaching record at Adrian was 6 wins and 11 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2011 season, this ranks him #10 at Portland State in total wins and #7 at the school in winning percentage (.353).^[3] He resigned from his position at Portland State in April 1959 to take over as head coach at Adrian.^[4]

At Adrian located in Adrian, Michigan, he held the position for three seasons, from 1959 until 1961. His coaching record at Adrian was 9 wins, 14 losses and 1 tie.As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #9 at Adrian in total wins and #12 at the school in winning percentage (.396).^[5] Following his dismissal from Adrian, Leggett served as an assistant for the Vermont Catamounts.

Other sports

In addition to his career as a football coach, Leggett served as a coach for other college sports. At Whitman he served as head baseball coach, and at Adrian he also served as head wrestling and track and field coach from 1960 to 1962.^[2] In 1962, Leggett established the swimming and diving program at Vermont and served as its head coach through the 1980 season.^[2] During his tenure as head coach the Catamounts had winning records in 16 of his 17 seasons.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Portland State Vikings (Oregon Collegiate Conference) (1957–1958)
1957	Portland State	2–6	1–3
1958	Portland State	4–5	2–2
Portland State:		6–11	3–5
Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959–1961)
1959	Adrian	2–6
1960	Adrian	5–2–1
1961	Adrian	2–6
Adrian:		9–14–1
Total:		15–25–1

References

↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/obituary.aspx?n=leslie-r-leggett&pid=154191984#fbLoggedOut
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "University of Vermont - Hall of Fame: Les Leggett". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Portland State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
↑ "Leggett resigns Portland post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. April 10, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
↑ DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 15, 2010.

v t e Portland State Vikings head football coaches

Joe Holland (1947–1954) Ralph Davis (1955–1956) Les Leggett (1957–1958) Hugh Smithwick (1959–1961) Tom DeSylvia (1962) Jerry Lyons (1963–1967) Don Read (1968–1971) Ron Stratten (1972–1974) Mouse Davis (1975–1980) Don Read (1981–1985) Pokey Allen (1986–1992) Tim Walsh (1993–2006) Jerry Glanville (2007–2009) Nigel Burton (2010– )

Adrian Bulldogs head football coaches

Unknown (1892–1902)
E. E. Tarr (1903–1904)
Unknown (1905)
Huffstrater (1906–1910)
Tom Leith (1911–1912)
Brown (1913)
Frank Coombs (1914)
Bill Dague (1915)
Perry Grimm (1916–1917)
No team (1918)
Harvey E. Orwick (1919)
B. M. Allman (1921–1922)
Dale R. Sprankle (1923–1935)
Frank Ballenger (1936–1937)
Harve A. Oliphant (1938–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Lyman E. Abbott (1946–1949)
John Darnton (1950)
Theodore Boyett (1951–1952)
Joe Fortunato (1953–1955)
Robert Gillis (1956–1958)
Les Leggett (1959–1961)
Charles Marvin (1962–1967)
William C. Davis (1968–1973)
Tom Heckert, Sr. (1974–1981)
Ron Labadie (1982–1989)
Jim Lyall (1990–2010)
Jim Deere (2011– )

Persondata
Name	Leggett, Les
Alternative names	Coach Leggett
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	September 3, 1927
Place of birth	Maine, USA
Date of death	October 14, 2011
Place of death	Williston, Vermont

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