LeRoy Sprankle

Basketball Coach

1894 – 1972

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Who was LeRoy Sprankle?

LeRoy Sprankle was a high school sports coach and athletics advocate in Eastern Tennessee and South Florida. Often referred to as the "Father of East Tennessee Sports", he had several notable accomplishments during his tenured career including: helping to standardize high school officiating in the state of Tennessee, pioneering interstate and international high school sports competition, and most notably, coaching several would-be prominent figures in American and sports history.

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Born
Jun 11, 1894
Beach City
Education
  • University of Mount Union
Died
Sep 25, 1972
Homestead

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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