Jim Leonard (American football, born 1910)

Jim Leonard
No. 19
Position:	Saint Joseph's Prep (PA)
College:	Notre Dame
Career history
As a player:
	Philadelphia Eagles (1934–1937);
As a coach:
	Saint Francis (PA) (1938–1941) (head coach); Pittsburgh Steelers (1942) (assistant); Holy Cross (MA) (1943) (assistant); Pittsburgh Steelers (1945) (head coach); Saint Francis (PA) (1947) (head coach); Villanova (1949–1950) (head coach);

James Raymond Leonard Sr. (February 14, 1910 – November 28, 1993) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945.

Leonard was a two sport star at the

Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania

In 1942 he joined the NFL again as a staff coach for the

Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was stopped because of World War II. He finished his career as the head coach of Villanova University

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	AP^#
Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1938–1941)
1938	Saint Francis	1–6
1939	Saint Francis	0–7–1
1940	Saint Francis	6–2
1941	Saint Francis	6–0–1
Saint Francis Red Flash (Independent) (1947)
1947	Saint Francis	4–1
Saint Francis:		17–16–2
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1949–1950)
1949	Villanova	8–1	13
1950	Villanova	4–5
Villanova:		12–6
Total:		29–22–2
^#Rankings from final AP Poll .

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