Larry Leckonby
| Larry Leckonby | |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Athletic Director |
| Team | Catawba Indians |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | about 1957 |
| Alma mater | Duke, '79 |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 1982–1988 1988–1993 1993–1998 1998–2002 2002–2008 2008–2014 2014–Present |
Massachusetts (Asst.) Boston University (Bus. Mgr.) Old Dominion (Asst. AD) Boston College (Assoc. AD) Houston (Sr. Assoc. AD) Maryland (Sr. Assoc. AD) The Citadel Catawba |
Larry Leckonby is a college sports administrator, currently serving as Athletic Director at Catawba College. He has previously served as an Assistant Athletic Director at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston University, Old Dominion University, and Boston College. He served as Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Houston prior to serving as Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Maryland, College Park, working as the chief financial officer of that school's athletic department. He was Athletic Director at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 2008 through 2014.[1][2] Leckonby's tenure at The Citadel ended in the summer of 2014, when he accepted the same position at Catawba.[3]
Leckonby's father, William Leckonby was a football coach and director of athletics at Lehigh University.[4]
Leckonby inherited a $1.4 million deficit when he took the job, and in two years reduced the subsidy required to support The Citadel athletic department by more than $1 million.[4]
References
- ↑ "Larry Leckonby". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ↑ Jeff Hartsell (June 14, 2008). "Leckonby Ready to Dig In". Post and Courier (Charleston, SC). p. C1. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ↑ Jeff Hartsell (May 20, 2014). "Citadel begins search after athletic director Larry Leckonby leaves for Catawba College". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jeff Hartsell (January 8, 2011). "Family front and center for Citadel AD". Post and Courier (Charleston, SC). Retrieved November 12, 2012.
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