Lester J. "Butch" Leitl (August 19, 1899 – October 14, 1980) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1927 to 1963, compiling a record of 88–99–15.[1]
Leitl was inducted into the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh athletics Hall of Fame in 1975 as an athlete.[2] He died on October 14, 1980, at a hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.[3]
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Lester Leitl". uwoshkoshtitans.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Former Badger gridder Lester Leitl dead at 81". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 16, 1980. p. 19. Retrieved November 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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