Leo Traister

Leo Traister
Biographical details
Born(1919-09-09)September 9, 1919
Sterling, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 2020(2020-09-26) (aged 101)
Eureka, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1940Eureka
Baseball
c. 1940Eureka
Track
c. 1940Eureka
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948–1955Viola/Winola HS (IL)
1956–1966Eureka
Basketball
1948–1956Viola/Winola HS (IL)
1957–1975Eureka
Track
1948–1956Viola/Winola HS (IL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–?Eureka
Head coaching record
Overall11–62–6 (college football)
168–195 (college basketball)

Leo Owen "Doc" Traister (September 9, 1919 – September 26, 2020) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, serving for 11 seasons, from 1956 until 1966, and compiling a record of 11–62–6.[1] Traister was also the head basketball coach at Eureka for 17 seasons, from 1957 to 1974, tallying a mark of 168–195.

Traister was a World War II veteran.[2] He died on September 26, 2020, in Eureka.[3]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Leo Owen Traister in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  3. ^ "Leo Traister". Woodford County Journal. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.