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| Places | United States of America | |
| was | American football player Football Coach Sports coach American football coach Basketball coach Editor Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism Sports | |
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| Birth | 2 June 1897, Glenford, USA | |
| Death | 24 November 1964Logan, USA (aged 67 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Walter Leckrone (June 2, 1897 – November 24, 1964) was an American newspaper editor. He was also an American football and college basketball coach.
Ashland College
Leckron served as the head football coach (1920) and head men's basketball coach at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.
News career
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).