Leon 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. Harvey taught and coached at Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont. He led his basketball team at Montpelier a New England tournament championship in 1940. Harvey later spent 17 years as a teacher and coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. 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

Statistics overview
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

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College basketball

Statistics overview
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

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College ice hockey

Statistics overview
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

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