Biographical details | |
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Born | Ross, Ohio, U.S. | February 11, 1879
Died | January 1971 (aged 91) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1901 | Miami (OH) |
1903 | Dartmouth |
Baseball | |
1904 | Michigan |
Position(s) | Tackle (football) Catcher, center fielder (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1904 | Hamilton |
1905 | Michigan (assistant) |
1906 | Syracuse (assistant) |
1907 | Purdue |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–8 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Leigh Cilley "Old Head" Turner (February 11, 1879 – January 1971) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hamilton College for one season in 1904 and at Purdue University for one season in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 5–8. Turner played football at Dartmouth College and worked as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan under Fielding H. Yost in 1905. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906.