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Leo DeTray

1883 – 1967

American football player and coach, basketball coach

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Lived 1883 – 1967 (aged 83). Leo DeTray was an American basketball coach and american football player.

Leo Carter DeTray (November 20, 1888 – October 9, 1967) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1910, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1912 and at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career college football coaching record of 10–7–2. DeTray was also the head basketball coach at Knox from 1915 to 1917, tallying a mark of 10–10.

DeTray was a letterman at the University of Chicago competing as a halfback during his tenure with the Maroons between 1904 and 1907.

DeTray coached Wittenberg during the 1909 season. He began the 1910 season as the head football coach at Wittenberg, but was fired after losing his first two games and replaced by John B. Longwell. He served as the head football coach at the Ole Miss in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–3 during his lone season.

DeTray later worked as a purchasing agent for an oil company based in Texas. He died on October 9, 1967, at the Little Company of Mary nursing home in San Pierre, Indiana.

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University of Chicago
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Leo Carter DeTray

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Leo DeTray?

American football player and coach, basketball coach (1883-1967)

When was Leo DeTray born?

Leo DeTray was born on 20 November 1883 in Newark, Ohio.

When did Leo DeTray die?

Leo DeTray died on 1 October 1967 in Knox County.

What was Leo DeTray's occupation?

Leo DeTray was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was Leo DeTray?

Leo DeTray was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Leo DeTray

· Wikidata: Q6523659

· DBpedia: Leo DeTray

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