Len Casanova

Len Casanova
Casanova from The Owl 1951
Biographical details
Born(1905-06-12)June 12, 1905
Ferndale, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2002(2002-09-30) (aged 97)
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1926Santa Clara
Position(s)Halfback, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927St. Joseph Mil. Acad. (CA)
1928–1935Sequoia HS (CA)
1936–1942Santa Clara (assistant)
1946–1949Santa Clara
1950Pittsburgh
1951–1966Oregon
Baseball
1940–1942Santa Clara
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1967–1970Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall104–94–11 (college football)
39–25 (college baseball)
Bowls2–2
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.