Lamar Leachman

Lamar Leachman
Personal information
Born:	August 7, 1932; Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.
Died:	October 27, 2012 (aged 80); Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cartersville (GA)
College:	Tennessee
Position:	Center
NFL draft:	1955 / round: 30 / pick: 360
Career history
As a player:
	Calgary Stampeders (1956);
As a coach:
	Richmond (1966–1967); Offensive line coach; Georgia Tech (1968–1971); Offensive line coach; Memphis (1972); Defensive line coach; South Carolina (1973); Defensive line coach; Toronto Argonauts (1975–1977); Defensive line coach; Montreal Alouettes (1978–1979); Defensive coordinator; New York Giants (1980–1989); Defensive line coach; Detroit Lions (1990–1994); Defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXI);

Lamar Leachman (August 7, 1932 – October 27, 2012) was an American football coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants and Detroit Lions.^[1] He was the defensive line coach when the Giants won Super Bowl XXI.^[2]

He died on October 27, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at age 80.^[3] His death from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was chronicled in The King of Halloween and Miss Firecracker Queen: A Daughter's Tale of Family and Football, a 2018 memoir about growing up in the South with a football coach father authored by Duke University economics professor Lori Leachman.^[4]

^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO FOOTBALL; Lions Hire Leachman". New York Times. February 6, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ "Letterman Leachman Passes Away At 80". University of Tennessee Athletics. October 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "LAMAR LEACHMAN Obituary - New York, NY". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via New York Times.
^ Steelman, Ben (February 13, 2019). "When Daddy is a football coach". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[1] "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO FOOTBALL; Lions Hire Leachman". New York Times. February 6, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[2] "Letterman Leachman Passes Away At 80". University of Tennessee Athletics. October 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[3] "LAMAR LEACHMAN Obituary - New York, NY". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via New York Times.

[4] Steelman, Ben (February 13, 2019). "When Daddy is a football coach". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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