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Frank Leahy
Leahy from The 1949 Dome
Biographical details
Born
(1908-08-27)August 27, 1908 O'Neill, Nebraska, U.S.
Died
June 21, 1973(1973-06-21) (aged 64) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1928–1930
Notre Dame
Position(s)
Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1931
Georgetown (line)
1932
Michigan State (line)
1933–1938
Fordham (line)
1939–1940
Boston College
1941–1943
Notre Dame
1946–1953
Notre Dame
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1949
Notre Dame
1960
Los Angeles Chargers (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall
107–13–9
Bowls
1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a player
2× National (1929, 1930)
As a coach
4× National (1943, 1946–1947, 1949)
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1941)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1970 (profile)
Francis William Leahy (August 27, 1908 – June 21, 1973) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1939 to 1940 and at the University of Notre Dame from 1941 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1953, compiling a career college football record of 107–13–9. His winning percentage of .864 is the second best in NCAA Division I football history, trailing only that of fellow Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Knute Rockne, for whom Leahy played from 1928 to 1930. Leahy played on two Notre Dame teams that won national championships, in 1929 and 1930, and coached four more, in 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949. Leahy was also the athletic director at Notre Dame from 1947 until 1949 when he passed the role to the Fighting Irish basketball coach Moose Krause so that he could focus on football coaching. Leahy served as the general manager for the Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) during their inaugural season in 1960. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1970.
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dismissed following a 6–5 campaign in 1983. At the time, athletic director Frank Broyles stated that Holtz had resigned because he was "tired and burned...
sport-related spaces and a club lounge. O'Neill Hall is built around the FrankLeahy Gate, which is the grand entrance to the stadium, and has a 106,809 square...
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prominence in 1964 and is widely regarded alongside Knute Rockne and FrankLeahy as a part of the "Holy Trinity" of Notre Dame head coaches. Parseghian...
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Dame during the 1943 college football season. The Irish, coached by FrankLeahy, ended the season with 9 wins and 1 loss, winning the national championship...
1942–43, Layden had left Notre Dame and FrankLeahy had taken his place. Unlike the easygoing Layden, Leahy was intense, and after the Irish had thrashed...
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