Lester Leitl
American football player and coach (1899–1980)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1899-08-19)August 19, 1899 Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 1980(1980-10-14) (aged 81) Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1919–1921 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
1924–1926 | Wisconsin |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1927–1963 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Basketball | |
1930–1943 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1927–1964 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 88–99–15 (football) 48–98 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Hall of Fame (1975) | |
Lester J. "Butch" Leitl (August 19, 1899 – October 14, 1980) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1927 to 1963, compiling a record of 88–99–15.[1]
Leitl was inducted into the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh athletics Hall of Fame in 1975 as an athlete.[2] He died on October 14, 1980, at a hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.[3]
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Lester Leitl". uwoshkoshtitans.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Former Badger gridder Lester Leitl dead at 81". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 16, 1980. p. 19. Retrieved November 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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