Leo Carter DeTray (November 20, 1888 – October 9, 1967) was an

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player and coach of football and

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. He served as the head football the

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in 1910,

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(Ole Miss) in 1912 and at Knox College in

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from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career

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coaching record of 10–7–2. DeTray was also the head basketball coach at Knox from 1915 to 1917, tallying a mark of 10–10. DeTray was a

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at the

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competing as a halfback during his tenure with the

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between 1904 and 1907. DeTray coached Wittenberg during the 1909 season. He began the 1910 season as the head football coach at Wittenberg, but was fired after losing his first two games and replaced by John B. Longwell. He served as the head football coach at the Ole Miss in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–3 during his lone season. DeTray later worked as a purchasing agent for an oil company based in

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. He died on October 9, 1967, at the Little Company of Mary nursing home in

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* 1888 births 1967 deaths American football halfbacks Basketball coaches from Ohio Chicago Maroons football coaches Chicago Maroons football players Knox Prairie Fire football coaches Knox Prairie Fire men's basketball coaches Ole Miss Rebels football coaches Wittenberg Tigers football coaches People from Newark, Ohio {{1910s-collegefootball-coach-stub