Joseph Norman Leard (March 23, 1875 – July 20, 1961) was an American football coach and secretary to Green McCurtain, principal chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was one-thirty-second Choctaw origin and attended in the Indian schools in Oklahoma.[1] He was the head football coach for the Kendall Orange and Black football team from 1895 to 1897.[2] In addition to being the coach, he was also the captain and quarterback of Kendall's first football team.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Le Flore County, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 23, 1875
Died | July 20, 1961 Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Kendall College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895–1897 | Kendall |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–1–1 |
Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kendall Orange and Black (Independent) (1895–1897) | |||||||||
1895 | Kendall | 1–0 | |||||||
1896 | Kendall | 2–0–1 | |||||||
1897 | Kendall | 2–1 | |||||||
Kendall: | 5–1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–1–1 |
References
edit- ^ "J. N. Leard, 86, Choctaw Notable, Dies". The Paris (TX) News. July 21, 1961. p. 4.
- ^ "Tulsa Yearly Results (1895–1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Bill Thompson (November 8, 1954). "1895 Grid Star Nixes New Game". The Paris (TX) News. p. 7.