Leon Brogden

Leon Lafayette Brogden Sr. (August 26, 1910 – October 1, 2000) was an American high school football, basketball and baseball coach in Edenton, Wilson and Wilmington, North Carolina. His most famous products are two quarterbacks: Roman Gabriel, who spent 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and Sonny Jurgensen, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Leon Lafayette Brogden Sr
BornAugust 26, 1910
DiedOctober 1, 2000
NationalityAmerican

Career

In 1935, Brogden began his coaching career in Edenton, North Carolina and later moved to Wilson, North Carolina]] for nine years and then to in 1945 Wilmington North Carolina, where he coached for 30 years.[1]

While best remembered as a basketball coach, Brogden won 55 state titles across three sports.[2]

In his book, Multiple Offenses and Defenses, North Carolina Tar Heels coach Dean Smith said that he and his coaches, while scouting, noticed Brogden's New Hanover basketball team using the 1–4 offensive set (one guard high and four players spanning the court at the foul line) and later incorporated that set into their own offenses at North Carolina.

Recognition

Brogden was inducted into the Wake Forest University's Sports Hall of Fame in 1974, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 197 and The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.0[3][4]

Legacy

The main gym of New Hanover High School as well as the county's annual December basketball championship are named after him.[2]

References
  1. "Leon L. Brogden – Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame".
  2. Correspondent, Jayne Hugo Davis StarNews. "Leon Brogden: A giant legacy for Wilmington". Wilmington Star News.
  3. "NC Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010.
  4. "The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame Is Proud to Present Leon L. Brogden (Posthumously)". Archived from the original on November 10, 2010.


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