Walter Leckrone | |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1897 |
Birth Place: | Glenford, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Logan, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Ashland (1922) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1920 |
Coach Team2: | Ashland |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1920–1921 |
Coach Team4: | Ashland |
Overall Record: | 1–2 (football) 5–3 (basketball) |
Walter Leckrone (June 2, 1897 – November 24, 1964) was an American newspaper editor. He was also an American football and college basketball coach.
Leckron served as the head football coach (1920)[1] and head men's basketball coach at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.[2]
Leckrone worked as a newspaper editor at several outlets in the Midwest. Those included The Toledo News-Bee (1936–1938), the Cleveland Press (1938–1942), and the Indianapolis Times (1942–1960).[3]