Lester Barnard

Lester Barnard
Barnard pictured in The DeSoto 1923, Memphis yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1894-10-25)October 25, 1894
Rogersville, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 90)
Orange County, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1916Fourth District Normal (MO)
1918Great Lakes Navy
1919Northwestern
Basketball
1913–1917Fourth District Normal (MO)
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921Okmulgee HS (OK)
1922–1923West Tennessee State Normal
1924–1925Central Michigan
1928–1957South HS (MN)
Basketball
1920–1922Okmulgee HS (OK)
1922–1924West Tennessee State Normal
1924–1926Central Michigan
Baseball
1924West Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall22–7–6 (college football)
22–37 (college basketball)

Lester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – June 1, 1985) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at West Tennessee Normal State School—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1922 to 1923 and Central Michigan University from 1924 to 1925, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–7–6. Barnard was also the head basketball coach at West Tennessee from 1922 to 1924 and Central Michigan from 1924 to 1926, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–37. He was a twin brother of Chester S. Barnard.[1] In 1985, he died at the age of 90 in California.[2]

Barnard pictured in Ozarko 1916, Missouri State yearbook (while attending the college)
  1. ^ "New York Herald" (PDF). fultonhistory.com.
  2. ^ "Lester Smith Barnard, b. Oct 25, 1894, d. Jun 1, 1985 - Overview - Histopolis".