Leon Russell Harvey (August 4, 1893 – January 17, 1983) was an American football, basketball and ice hockey coach and educator. He served as the head football coach (1923–1928), head basketball coach (1922–1929), and head ice hockey coach (1924–1926) at Michigan Technological University–then known as the Michigan College of Mines.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1893 Warren, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1983 (aged 89) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1915 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1928 | Michigan Mines/Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1929 | Michigan Mines/Tech |
| c. 1940 | Montpelier HS (VT) |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1924–1926 | Michigan Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–7–3 (college football) 14–40 (college basketball) 4–6–1 (college ice hockey) |
Harvey was born in Warren, Massachusetts. He graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and later earned a master's degree from Boston University. Harvey taught and coached at Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont. He led his basketball team at Montpelier a New England tournament championship in 1940. Harvey later spent 17 years as a teacher and coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. A United States Army veteran of World War I, Harvey lived in Marshfield, Massachusetts for 40 years before moving to St. Louis in 1978. He died on January 17, 1983, at his home there.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines / Michigan Tech Huskies (Independent) (1923–1928) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Michigan Mines | 2–0 | |||||||
| 1924 | Michigan Mines | 0–2–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Michigan Mines | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Michigan Mines | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | MichiganTech | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | MichiganTech | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines / Tech: | 9–7–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–7–3 | ||||||||
College basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines / Michigan Tech Huskies (Independent) (1922–1929) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Michigan Mines | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Michigan Mines | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | Michigan Mines | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Michigan Mines | 0–7 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Michigan Mines | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | Michigan Tech | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Michigan Tech | 3–4 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines / Tech: | 14–40 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–40 | ||||||||
College ice hockey
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines Independent (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924–25 | Michigan Mines | 2–4–0 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Michigan Mines | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines: | 4–6–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–6–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Obituary for Leon R. Harvey". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachsuetts. January 20, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Leon Harvey". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Ice Hockey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
