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
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
St. Lawrence University in
Canton, New York and from 1939 to 1941 in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...
. 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
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks football program represents Lehigh University in college football. Lehigh competes as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as members of the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks play their home games ...
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.
Head coaching record
Football
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1917 births
2007 deaths
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football players
Lehigh Mountain Hawks athletic directors
Lehigh Mountain Hawks football coaches
Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football players
St. Lawrence Saints football players
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy officers
People from Greenville, Ohio
Sportspeople from Troy, New York
Players of American football from New York (state)
Coaches of American football from New York (state)
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