Lamar Leachman
American gridiron football player and coach (1932–2012)
American football player
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| Born: | (1932-08-07)August 7, 1932 Cartersville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 27, 2012(2012-10-27) (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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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]
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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New York Giants Super Bowl XXI champions
- 2 Raúl Allegre
- 3 Joe Cooper
- 5 Sean Landeta
- 9 Bob Thomas
- 11 Phil Simms (MVP)
- 15 Jeff Hostetler
- 17 Jeff Rutledge
- 20 Joe Morris
- 22 Lee Rouson
- 23 Perry Williams
- 24 Ottis Anderson
- 25 Mark Collins
- 27 Herb Welch
- 28 Tom Flynn
- 30 Tony Galbreath
- 33 George Adams
- 34 Elvis Patterson
- 34 Terry Kinard
- 44 Maurice Carthon
- 46 Greg Lasker
- 48 Kenny Hill
- 51 Robbie Jones
- 52 Pepper Johnson
- 53 Harry Carson
- 54 Andy Headen
- 55 Gary Reasons
- 56 Lawrence Taylor
- 57 Byron Hunt
- 58 Carl Banks
- 59 Brian Johnston
- 60 Brad Benson
- 61 Chris Godfrey
- 63 Karl Nelson
- 64 Jim Burt
- 65 Bart Oates
- 66 William Roberts
- 67 Billy Ard
- 68 Damian Johnson
- 70 Leonard Marshall
- 73 John Washington
- 74 Erik Howard
- 75 George Martin
- 76 Curtis McGriff
- 77 Eric Dorsey
- 78 Jerome Sally
- 80 Phil McConkey
- 81 Stacy Robinson
- 83 Vince Warren
- 84 Zeke Mowatt
- 86 Lionel Manuel
- 87 Solomon Miller
- 88 Bobby Johnson
- 89 Mark Bavaro
- Head coach: Bill Parcells
- Coaches: Bill Belichick
- Romeo Crennel
- Ron Erhardt
- Len Fontes
- Ray Handley
- Fred Hoaglin
- Pat Hodgson
- Lamar Leachman
- Johnny Parker
- Mike Pope
- Mike Sweatman
- Personnel: Ronnie Barnes
