Jim Leonard (American football, born 1910)

Not to be confused with the American football coach Jim Leonhard.

James Raymond Leonard Sr. (February 14, 1910 – November 28, 1993) was an American professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945.

Jim Leonard

No. 19
Position:	Blocking back/fullback[1]
Personal information
Born:	(1910-02-14)February 14, 1910 Pedricktown, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	November 28, 1993(1993-11-28) (aged 83) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Saint Joseph's Prep (PA)
College:	Notre Dame
Career history
As a player:
Philadelphia Eagles (1934–1937)
As a coach:
Saint Francis (PA) (1938–1941) (head coach) Pittsburgh Steelers (1942) (assistant) Holy Cross (MA) (1943) (assistant) Pittsburgh Steelers (1945) (head coach) Saint Francis (PA) (1947) (head coach) Villanova (1949–1950) (head coach)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Leonard was a two sport star at the University of Notre Dame during the 1930s, both as a pitcher in baseball and a fullback in football. After Notre Dame he played for the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons and was team captain in 1935 and 1936. He left the Eagles to restart the football program at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania in 1937.

In 1942 he joined the NFL again as a staff coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, then served as an assistant at the College of the Holy Cross in 1943 before returning to the Steelers as head coach during the 1945 campaign. In 1947 he restarted the football program at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was stopped because of World War II. He finished his career as the head coach of Villanova University from 1949 to 1950.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1938–1941)
1938	Saint Francis	1–6
1939	Saint Francis	0–7–1
1940	Saint Francis	6–2
1941	Saint Francis	6–0–1
Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1947)
1947	Saint Francis	4–1
Saint Francis:		17–16–2
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1949–1950)
1949	Villanova	8–1				13
1950	Villanova	4–5
Villanova:		12–6
Total:		29–22–2
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

1. "Jim Leonard". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

External links

• New York Times obit of Leonard
• Jim Leonard at Find a Grave
• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference