Leo Edgar Hafford (September 17, 1883 – October 1, 1911) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the major leagues. He attended Tufts University and Bowdoin College, and went on to coach football at the University of Connecticut in 1911. He served as head coach only briefly, as he died from typhoid fever three weeks after accepting the position. He coached only coaching one game, but was credited as head coach for the whole season.
| Leo Hafford | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 17, 1883 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: October 1, 1911 (aged 28) Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1906, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 24, 1906, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 0.95 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Hafford was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and graduated from the Knapp Grammar and Somerville High School. He played on the football team at Bowdoin. Hafford coached the football team at Needham High School in Needham, Massachusetts and assisted Charles Cuddy in coaching the football team at Somerville High.[1]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Connecticut | 0–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Connecticut: | 0–5 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Leo Hafford, Athlete, Dead". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leo Hafford". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Leo Hafford at Find a Grave
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