About Lester Barnard
Lived 1894 – 1985 (aged 90). Lester Barnard was an American basketball coach.
Lester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – June 1, 1985) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at West Tennessee Normal State School—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1922 to 1923 and Central Michigan University from 1924 to 1925, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–7–6. Barnard was also the head basketball coach at West Tennessee from 1922 to 1924 and Central Michigan from 1924 to 1926, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–37. He was a twin brother of Chester S. Barnard. In 1985, he died at the age of 90 in California.
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Who was Lester Barnard?
American sports coach (1894-1985)
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Lester Barnard was born on 25 October 1894 in Rogersville.
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Lester Barnard died on 1 June 1985 in Orange County.
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Lester Barnard was a basketball coach.
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Lester Barnard was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lester Barnard. https://biography.guide/lester-barnard/
MLA: "Lester Barnard." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lester-barnard/.
Chicago: "Lester Barnard." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lester-barnard/.
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