Walter Leckrone
American newspaper editor and sports coach (1897–1964)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1897-06-02)June 2, 1897 Glenford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1964(1964-11-24) (aged 67) Logan, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ashland (1922) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | Ashland |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Ashland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–2 (football) 5–3 (basketball) |
Walter Leckrone (June 2, 1897 – November 24, 1964) was an American newspaper editor. He was also an American football and college basketball coach.
Ashland College
Leckron served as the head football coach (1920)[1] and head men's basketball coach at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.[2]
News career
Leckrone worked as a newspaper editor at several outlets in the Midwest. Those included The Toledo News-Bee (1936–1938), the Cleveland Press (1938–1942), and the Indianapolis Times (1942–1960).[3]
References
- ^ "Football Record Book through 2015" (PDF). Ashland Eagles football. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ashland Eagles men's basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Nelsonville Newsman Dies at Age of 67". Logan Daily News. November 24, 1964. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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Ashland Eagles head football coaches
- Walter Leckrone (1920)
- Arthur Murray (1921–1922)
- William Meredith (1923–1925)
- Walter Pheiffer & Bob Rankin (1926)
- Fred Schmuck (1927–1933)
- Ray Novotny (1934)
- George Donges (1935–1937)
- Tony Loreno (1938–1941)
- Unknown (1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- George Donges (1945–1953)
- Robert Brownson (1954–1957)
- Bruce Schmidt (1958)
- Fred Martinelli (1959–1993)
- Gary Keller (1994–2003)
- Lee Owens (2004–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Lee Owens (2021–2022)
- Doug Geiser (2023– )
