Len Jardine Explained

Len Jardine
Birth Date:6 October 1937
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Player Years1:1957–1959
Player Team1:Purdue
Player Positions:Guard, end
Coach Years1:1960–1963
Coach Team1:Loyola Academy (IL)
Coach Years2:1964–1966
Coach Team2:Purdue (assistant)
Coach Years3:1967–1972
Coach Team3:Brown
Overall Record:9–44–1 (college)

Leonard Charles Jardine (October 6, 1937 – October 15, 2010) was an American football coach and player. He played at Purdue University from 1957 to 1959 and led the team in scoring receptions in 1959. Jardine was the head football coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois from 1960 to 1963 and was an assistant coach at Purdue under Jack Mollenkopf from 1964 to 1966. After Purdue went to the Rose Bowl at the end of the 1966 season, Jardine was hired by Brown University to replace coach John McLaughry. Jardine coached at Brown for six seasons, finishing with a record of 9–44–1. He died on October 15, 2010, in Chicago.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Brown Football Coach Len Jardine Passes . . October 21, 2010 . Brown University Athletics . February 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050747/http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/20101021o09zqs . March 4, 2016 . dead .