Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1902 – 1993) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932–1945) at Furman University.[1][2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1993 (aged 90–91) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1922 | Furman |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1922 | Furman |
| Position(s) | Back (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1932–1942 | Furman |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1933 | Furman |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1930 | Furman |
| 1933–1935 | Furman |
| 1937–1942 | Furman |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1932–1945 | Furman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–37–7 (football) 69–18 (basketball) 78–81–5 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SIAA (1934) | |
McLeod was an assistant football coach at Clemson University in 1927.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Furman | 8–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Furman | 6–1–2 | 4–0–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Furman | 5–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Furman | 8–1 | 4–0 | 3rd | |||||
| Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Conference) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Furman | 7–2 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937 | Furman | 4–3–2 | 1–2–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1938 | Furman | 2–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 14th | |||||
| 1939 | Furman | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1940 | Furman | 5–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1941 | Furman | 3–4–2 | 2–3–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1942 | Furman | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
| Furman: | 56–37–7 | 34–19–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–37–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Trubiano, Ernie (2009). South Carolina Sports Legends. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738566559. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Dizzy McLeod". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Bonhomie". Furman University. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Dizzy M'Leod Assumes Work As Assistant Coach At Clemson". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 11, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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