Leroy Montgomery (March 1, 1928 – October 26, 1993) was an American gridiron football coach, scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Cameron State Agricultural College—now known as Cameron University—in Lawton, Oklahoma from 1955 to 1963 and Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas from 1965 to 1966. He led the Cameron Aggies to consecutive junior college football national championships, in 1960 and 1961.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1928 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1993 (aged 65) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1947 | Cameron |
| 1948–1949 | Hardin |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1952 | Lawton HS (OK) |
| 1953–1954 | Cameron (assistant) |
| 1955–1963 | Cameron |
| 1965–1966 | Dodge City |
| 1967–1971 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 1972–1973 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant) |
| 1974–1976 | Arkansas (recruiting) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1955–1965 | Cameron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–23–1 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–1 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 junior college national (1960–1961) 2 OJCC (1960–1961) | |
Montgomery attended Lawton High School and then played football for two seasons at Cameron, in 1946 and 1947, before transferring to Hardin College—now known as Midwestern State University—in Wichita Falls, Texas. At Hardin, he played football on teams coached by Billy Stamps. After earning an Bachelor of Science degree from Hardin, Montgomery returned to Lawton High School and an assistant football coach under Glenn Dosser. He was hired as an assistant football coach under Jess Thompson at Cameron in 1953 and Thomspon as head football coach in 1955.[1][2] Montgomery was also the athletic director at Cameron from 1955 until his resignation in 1964.[3]
After a year away from coaching, during whch time Montgomery worked for Bill Smith Realty in Lawton, he was appointed head football coach at Dodge City Community College.[4] Two years later, Montgomery was hired as an assistant football coach at Kansas State University under head coach Vince Gibson.[5] In 1972, he was hired as an assistant for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) under head coach Jim Spavital.[6] In late 1973, he returned to college football in the United States as director of recruiting at the University of Arkansas.[7] Following Gibson's resignation at Kansas State in 1974, Montgomery was a candidate to succeed him as head football coach.[8] In 1977, he resigned from Arkansas to take a job with United Scouting, a scouting service for the National Football League (NFL).[9]
Montgomery was born on March 1, 1928, in Lawton. He married Dororthy Fay Sewell of Iowa Park, Texas on November 3, 1948, in Lawton. The two were both students at Hardin at the time.[10] The couple had three children: Patty, Monte Ray, and Mike, who played college football at Kansas State and professionally in the NFL.[11] Montgomery died on October 26, 1993, at his home in Plano, Texas.[12]
Head coaching record
editJunior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Aggies (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Cameron | 9–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Cameron | 5–5 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Cameron Aggies (Pioneer Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Cameron | 8–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | L Industrial Bowl | ||||
| 1958 | Cameron | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | Cameron | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Cameron Aggies (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1960–1961) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Cameron | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Cameron | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| Cameron Aggies (Independent) (1962–1963) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Cameron | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1963 | Cameron | 8–2 | |||||||
| Cameron: | 65–26 | 26–9 | |||||||
| Dodge City Conquistadors (Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference) (1965–1966) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Dodge City | 3–6–1 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1966 | Dodge City | 6–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Dodge City: | 9–9–2 | 8–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 74–35–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Cameron Names Montogmery Assistant Coach". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. July 3, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Montogmery Named Cameron Coach". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. July 11, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montgomery Resigns Aggies Position". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. March 2, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montgomery Gets Dodge Post". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. July 17, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "K-State Hires Montgomery". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. United Press International. February 10, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montgomery Takes Winnepeg Post". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. February 9, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "New Coach, scout for recruiting". Helena World. Helena, Arkansas. Associated Press. November 21, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "K-State List At 5". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. December 3, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Arkansas Aide Goes to United". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. March 4, 1977. p. 8C. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montgomery, Sewell Rites Announced (continued)". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. March 31, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Meet K-State's grid staff (continued)". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. September 6, 1971. p. 43. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Leroy Montgomery". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. October 28, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "All Time Coaching Records - Football". Dodge City Community College. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
