Bill Leckonby

William Bader Leckonby (September 16, 1917 – October 22, 2007) was an American football player, coach of football and golf, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York and from 1939 to 1941 in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Leckonby served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1946 to 1961, compiling a record of 85–53–5. His 85 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks football program, and his tenure of 16 seasons as head coach is the longest in team history. Lecknoby was also the head golf coach at Lehigh, tallying a mark of 161–62, and he served as the school's athletic director from 1962 to 1984.[1]

Bill Leckonby
Biographical details
Born(1917-09-16)September 16, 1917
Greenville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2007(2007-10-22) (aged 90)
Playing career
Football
c. 1938St. Lawrence
1939–1941Brooklyn Dodgers
1942Pensacola NAS
1944Jacksonville NAS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1961Lehigh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1984Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall85–53–5 (football)
161–62 (golf)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
6 Middle Three (1950–1952, 1954, 1956–1957)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Lehigh Engineers (Middle Three Conference) (1946–1957)
1946 Lehigh 2–60–23rd
1947 Lehigh 5–40–23rd
1948 Lehigh 5–40–23rd
1949 Lehigh 6–30–23rd
1950 Lehigh 9–02–01st
1951 Lehigh 7–22–01st
1952 Lehigh 5–41–0T–1st
1953 Lehigh 4–50–13rd
1954 Lehigh 2–5–21–1T–1st
1955 Lehigh 7–21–12nd
1956 Lehigh 7–22–01st
1957 Lehigh 8–12–01st
Lehigh Engineers (Middle Atlantic Conference / Middle Three Conference) (1958–1961)
1958 Lehigh 3–3–32–1–2 / 0–1–14th (University) / T–2nd
1959 Lehigh 4–52–3 / 0–26th (University) / 3rd
1960 Lehigh 4–53–2 / 1–13rd (University) / 2nd
1961 Lehigh 7–23–2 / 1–1T–3rd (University) / 2nd
Lehigh: 85–53–521–19–2
Total:85–53–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Former Lehigh AD Leckonby passes away". Lehigh University Athletics. October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
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