Head diving coach for Clarion University of Pennsylvania from 1966-1990
Don Leas
Biographical details
Born
October 23, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died
April 25, 2019(2019-04-25) (aged 84) Clarion, Pennsylvania
Alma mater
Michigan State University 1957 B.S. Southern Illinois University 1959 M.S.
Playing career
1953-1957
Michigan State University
Position(s)
Diver, Gymnast
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957-1958
Southern Illinois University Asst. Diving and Gymnastics
1959-1961
East Aurora High School Outside Chicago, Illinois Swimming, Diving, Cross Country
1961-1965
University of Illinois, and Sunset Hills Swimming Club Gymnastics, Diving, Swimming
1966
St. Cloud State University Head Swimming and Diving Coach
1966-1990
Clarion University, Pennsylvania Head Diving Coach
1981
World University Games Int. Chairman of Diving
1996
U.S. Olympic Team Diving Coordinator
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
19 (PSAC) Titles, '71-89 (Clarion University Men) 15 (PSAC) Titles 8 NCAA Championships (Clarion University Women)
Awards
1984 NCAA Diving Coach of the Year 1980's NCAA Diving Coach of the Decade 1999 Paragon Award (International Swimming Hall of Fame)
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Donald Ericcson Leas was an American gymnast, diver and diving coach who dove for the University of Michigan and coached diving at the Clarion University of Pennsylvania from 1966 to 1990. Divers trained by him won 36 individual national championships and posted 234 All-America placings.[1] He chaired USA Diving, AAU Diving, and the USA Diving Rules Committee. He was selected in 1999 to receive the Paragon Award by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2][3]
Leas was born on October 23, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Florence Elizabeth (Leaf) Fisher and Robert William Leas.[4] In 1953, he graduated from Northeast High School, the oldest in Philadelphia, where he participated on the diving team from around 1950 to 1953. He helped lead Northeast High to the 1952 Philadelphia City swimming championship, and was a Public League Champion in Low Board diving in January 1953.[5][6]
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^"Former USA Diving Chairman and International Swimming Hall of Fame Paragon Award Winner Don Leas, 84". Swimming World Magazine.
^Leas coached swimming and diving while studying for his Masters at Southern Illinois University in "Former USA Diving Chairman and International Swimming Hall of Fame Paragon Award Winner Don Leas, 84". Swimming World Magazine.
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^"St. Joseph's High Defeats Northeast", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 January 1953, pg. 33
^"Northeast Closes Unbeaten in Swim", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 13 January 1953, pg. 27
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