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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1905 Ferndale, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 2002 (aged 97) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | Santa Clara |
| Position(s) | Halfback, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | St. Joseph Mil. Acad. (CA) |
| 1928–1935 | Sequoia HS (CA) |
| 1936–1942 | Santa Clara (assistant) |
| 1946–1949 | Santa Clara |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh |
| 1951–1966 | Oregon |
| Baseball | |
| 1940–1942 | Santa Clara |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1967–1970 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–94–11 (college football) 39–25 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 PCC (1957) | |
| Awards | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1990) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1977 (profile) | |
Leonard Joseph Casanova (June 12, 1905 – September 30, 2002) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Santa Clara University (1946–1949), the University of Pittsburgh (1950), and the University of Oregon (1951–1966), compiling a career college football record of 104–94–11. Casanova was also the head baseball coach at Santa Clara from 1940 to 1942, tallying a mark of 39–25. After retiring from coaching, he served as the athletic director at Oregon. Casanova was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1977.