Leo Bemis (December 26, 1918 - September 29, 2007) was a former American collegiate soccer coach. He was notable for serving as the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

's head men's soccer coach from 1954 to 1983, a career spanning 30 years. He guided the Panthers to 155 career victories, making him the second winningest coach in school history. He is a 1941 graduate from

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, and a 1989 inductee into the school's athletic hall of fame. He received his master's degree in physical education from Pitt in 1947.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20080509082341/http://departments.edinboro.edu/athletics/hallfame/members-class/hof-inductees-1989.asp *https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=leo-c-bemis&pid=95319379 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer coaches University of Pittsburgh alumni University of Pittsburgh faculty Edinboro Fighting Scots football players American soccer coaches 1918 births 2007 deaths {{US-footy-bio-stub