American football player and coach, golf coach, college athletics administrator (1917–2007)
Bill Leckonby
Biographical details
Born
(1917-09-16)September 16, 1917 Greenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died
October 22, 2007(2007-10-22) (aged 90)
Playing career
Football
c. 1938
St. Lawrence
1939–1941
Brooklyn Dodgers
1942
Pensacola NAS
1944
Jacksonville NAS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1961
Lehigh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1984
Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall
85–53–5 (football) 161–62 (golf)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 6 Middle Three (1950–1952, 1954, 1956–1957)
William Bader Leckonby (September 16, 1917 – October 22, 2007) was an American football player, coach of football and golf, and college athletics administrator. He is most notably the grandfather of William Bader Leckonby. He played college football at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York and from 1939 to 1941 in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Leckonby served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1946 to 1961, compiling a record of 85–53–5. His 85 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks football program, and his tenure of 16 seasons as head coach is the longest in team history. Lecknoby was also the head golf coach at Lehigh, tallying a mark of 161–62, and he served as the school's athletic director from 1962 to 1984.[1]
^"Former Lehigh AD Leckonby passes away". Lehigh University Athletics. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
William Bader Leckonby (September 16, 1917 – October 22, 2007) was an American football player, coach of football and golf, and college athletics administrator...
Dick Winterbauer (1957) Art LaVallie (1958) Tom Singleton (1959–1960) BillLeckonby (1961) Brian Rapp (1962–1963) Ed McCarthy (1964) Watts Humphrey (1965)...
and was active for the Colts first game of the year against the Buffalo Bills. Varga suffered a concussion in the Colts win against the Tennessee Titans...
Harmeson (1934–1941) George Hoban (1942) Leo Prendergast (1943–1945) BillLeckonby (1946–1961) Mike Cooley (1962–1964) Frederick Dunlap (1965–1975) John...
Harmeson (1934–1941) George Hoban (1942) Leo Prendergast (1943–1945) BillLeckonby (1946–1961) Mike Cooley (1962–1964) Frederick Dunlap (1965–1975) John...
quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 1983. He played college football at Yale....
Three Conference championship. In their ninth year under head coach BillLeckonby, the Engineers compiled a 2–5–2 record. In the Middle Three Conference...
1946 college football season. In its first season under head coach BillLeckonby, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and lost both games against its Middle...
inaugural small-college Lambert Cup. In their 12th year under head coach BillLeckonby, the Engineers compiled an 8–1 record, defeating both of their conference...
Dick Winterbauer (1957) Art LaVallie (1958) Tom Singleton (1959–1960) BillLeckonby (1961) Brian Rapp (1962–1963) Ed McCarthy (1964) Watts Humphrey (1965)...
Dick Winterbauer (1957) Art LaVallie (1958) Tom Singleton (1959–1960) BillLeckonby (1961) Brian Rapp (1962–1963) Ed McCarthy (1964) Watts Humphrey (1965)...
championship. In their third year under head coach BillLeckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record. Bill Kitsos was the team captain. Lehigh only played...
Dick Winterbauer (1957) Art LaVallie (1958) Tom Singleton (1959–1960) BillLeckonby (1961) Brian Rapp (1962–1963) Ed McCarthy (1964) Watts Humphrey (1965)...
in the Middle Three Conference. In their tenth year under head coach BillLeckonby, the Engineers compiled a 7–2 record, 1–1 against conference opponents...
the Middle Three Conference. In their fourth year under head coach BillLeckonby, the Engineers compiled a 6–3 record, 0–2 against conference opponents...
Harmeson (1934–1941) George Hoban (1942) Leo Prendergast (1943–1945) BillLeckonby (1946–1961) Mike Cooley (1962–1964) Frederick Dunlap (1965–1975) John...
Harmeson (1934–1941) George Hoban (1942) Leo Prendergast (1943–1945) BillLeckonby (1946–1961) Mike Cooley (1962–1964) Frederick Dunlap (1965–1975) John...
Dick Winterbauer (1957) Art LaVallie (1958) Tom Singleton (1959–1960) BillLeckonby (1961) Brian Rapp (1962–1963) Ed McCarthy (1964) Watts Humphrey (1965)...
team's head coach was George Clark. The team's roster included Jim Birr, BillLeckonby George Sauer, Don Clawson, Ben McLeod, and Rep Whalen. "Great Lakes...
1950 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach BillLeckonby, the team compiled a 9–0 record (their first undefeated record in the...
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