Biographical details | |
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Born | Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S. | July 20, 1881
Died | August 8, 1962 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Yale University (1905) |
Playing career | |
1904 | Yale |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1905 | Alabama |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–4 |
John Wallace Leavenworth (July 20, 1881 – August 8, 1962) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 1905, compiling a record of 6–4. Leavenworth played football as a halfback at Yale University. He died on August 8, 1962, at Meriden Hospital in Meriden, Connecticut.[1]