Leon Harvey
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1893 Warren, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1983 (aged 89) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1928 | Michigan Mines/Tech |
| 1929–1942 | Thayer Academy (MA) |
| 1945–1951 | Montpelier HS (VT) |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Milton HS (MA) |
| 1922–1929 | Michigan Mines/Tech |
| 1945–1952 | Montpelier HS (VT) |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1924–1926 | Michigan Mines |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1930 | Thayer Academy (MA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–7–3 (college football) 14–40 (college basketball) 4–6–1 (college ice hockey) |
Leonard Russell Harvey (August 4, 1893 – January 17, 1983) was an American football, basketball and ice hockey coach and educator. He served as the head football coach (1923–1928), head basketball coach (1922–1929), and head ice hockey coach (1924–1926) at Michigan Technological University–then known as the Michigan College of Mines.
Harvey was born in Warren, Massachusetts. He graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and later earned a master's degree from Boston University.[1] In 1929, he was hired as the football coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.[2] In 1945, Harvey was appointed as the football coach and director of physical education at Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont.[3] He led his basketball team at Montpelier to a state title and an appearance in the New England tournament in 1949. Harvey continued to coach at Montpelier until 1952.[4]
A United States Army veteran of World War I, Harvey lived in Marshfield, Massachusetts, for 40 years before moving to St. Louis in 1978. He died on January 17, 1983, at his home there.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines / Michigan Tech Huskies (Independent) (1923–1928) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Michigan Mines | 2–0 | |||||||
| 1924 | Michigan Mines | 0–2–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Michigan Mines | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Michigan Mines | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | MichiganTech | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | MichiganTech | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines / Tech: | 9–7–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–7–3 | ||||||||
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines / Michigan Tech Huskies (Independent) (1922–1929) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Michigan Mines | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Michigan Mines | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | Michigan Mines | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Michigan Mines | 0–7 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Michigan Mines | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | Michigan Tech | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Michigan Tech | 3–4 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines / Tech: | 14–40 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–40 | ||||||||
College ice hockey
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Mines Independent (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924–25 | Michigan Mines | 2–4–0 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Michigan Mines | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Mines: | 4–6–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–6–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Obituary for Leon R. Harvey". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachsuetts. January 20, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Notes Of School Sports". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachsuetts. September 13, 1929. p. 27. Retrieved November 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Leon R. Harvey Appointed Coach at Montpelier High". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. August 27, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Montpelier—New Coach Hired". The Barre Daily Times. Barre, Vermont. March 29, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Leon Harvey". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Ice Hockey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.