Lamar Leachman
Lamar Leachman (August 7, 1932 – October 27, 2012) was an American football coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants and Detroit Lions.[1] He was the defensive line coach when the Giants won Super Bowl XXI.[2]
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| Born: | August 7, 1932 Cartersville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 27, 2012 (aged 80) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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| High school: | Cartersville (GA) |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Position: | Center |
| NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 30 / Pick: 360 |
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He died on October 27, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at age 80.[3] His death from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was chronicled in The King of Halloween and Miss Firecracker Queen: A Daughter's Tale of Family and Football, a 2018 memoir about growing up in the South with a football coach father authored by Duke University economics professor Lori Leachman.[4]
References
- "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO FOOTBALL; Lions Hire Leachman". New York Times. February 6, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- "Letterman Leachman Passes Away At 80". University of Tennessee Athletics. October 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- "LAMAR LEACHMAN Obituary - New York, NY". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via New York Times.
- Steelman, Ben (February 13, 2019). "When Daddy is a football coach". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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