Leon Exelby
American football player (1888–1962)
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1888 |
Died | (1962-09-29)September 29, 1962 Owosso, Michigan, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1907–1910 | Michigan Agricultural |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1912 | Wyoming |
Basketball | |
1912–1913 | Wyoming |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–7 (football) 2–5 (basketball) |
Leon C. "Ex" Exelby (1888 – September 29, 1962) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He played college football at Michigan Agricultural College—now known as Michigan State University—from 1907 to 1910. He was captain of the 1910 Michigan Agricultural team. Playing as a fullback, he was selected by Walter Eckersall to the 1910 All-Western college football team.[1] Exelby served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming for one season in 1912, compiling a record of 2–7. He was also Wyoming's head basketball coach that academic year, 1912–13, tallying a mark of 2–5. Exelby died on September 29, 1962, in Owosso, Michigan.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1912) | |||||||||
1912 | Wyoming | 2–7 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
Wyoming: | 2–7 | 0–5 | |||||||
Total: | 2–7 |
References
- ^ Walter H. Eckersall (November 27, 1910). "All Western Team Picked". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Alderton, George S. (October 3, 1962). "The Sports Grist (continued)". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. E-4. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Leon Exelby at Find a Grave
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Wyoming Cowboys head football coaches
- Fred Hess (1892)
- No team (1893)
- Fred Hess & Justus F. Soule (1894)
- Justus F. Soule (1895–1897)
- Fred Hess (1898)
- Justus F. Soule (1899)
- William McMurray (1900–1906)
- Robert Ehlman (1907–1908)
- Harold I. Dean (1909–1911)
- Leon Exelby (1912)
- Ralph Thacker (1913–1914)
- John Corbett (1915–1917)
- No team (1918)
- John Corbett (1919–1923)
- Lone Star Dietz (1924–1926)
- George McLaren (1927–1929)
- John Rhodes (1930–1932)
- Willard Witte (1933–1938)
- Joel Hunt (1939)
- Okie Blanchard (1940)
- Bunny Oakes (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Bunny Oakes (1946)
- Bowden Wyatt (1947–1952)
- Phil Dickens (1953–1956)
- Bob Devaney (1957–1961)
- Lloyd Eaton (1962–1970)
- Fritz Shurmur (1971–1974)
- Fred Akers (1975–1976)
- Bill Lewis (1977–1979)
- Pat Dye (1980)
- Al Kincaid (1981–1985)
- Dennis Erickson (1986)
- Paul Roach (1987–1990)
- Joe Tiller (1991–1996)
- Dana Dimel (1997–1999)
- Vic Koenning (2000–2002)
- Joe Glenn (2003–2008)
- Dave Christensen (2009–2013)
- Pete Kaligis # (2012)
- Craig Bohl (2014–2023)
- Jay Sawvel (2024–present)
# denotes interim head coach