Leon Harvey

Leon Harvey
Biographical details
Born	August 4, 1893; Warren, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1983 (aged 89); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1915	Springfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1928	Michigan Mines/Tech
Basketball
1922–1929	Michigan Mines/Tech
c. 1940	Montpelier HS (VT)
Ice hockey
1924–1926	Michigan Mines
Head coaching record
Overall	9–7–3 (college football); 14–40 (college basketball); 4–6–1 (college ice hockey)

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
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
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
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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References

^ "Obituary for Leon R. Harvey". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachsuetts. January 20, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Leon Harvey". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Ice Hockey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Hockey Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[1] "Obituary for Leon R. Harvey". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachsuetts. January 20, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[3] "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[4] "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[5] "Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[6] "Leon Harvey". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[7] "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leon Harvey; Men's Ice Hockey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[8] "Hockey Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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v t e Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan College of Mines Huskies
Playing venues	Amphidrome (1919–1926) Dee Stadium (1928–1972) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1972–present)
Head Coaches	E. R. Lovel (1919–20) Elmer Sicotte (1920–21, 1923–24) Mike Fay (1921–22) Bill Murdoch (1922–23) Leon Harvey (1924–26) Carlos Haug (1926–29) Bert Noblet (1929–36) Joe Savini (1936–38) Ed Maki (1938–41, 1945–48) Elwin Romnes (1941–43) Amo Bessone (1948–51) Al Renfrew (1951–56) John MacInnes (1956–82) Jim Nahrgang (1982–85) Herb Boxer (1985–90) Newell Brown (1990–92) Bob Mancini (1992–96) Tim Watters (1996–2000) Mike Sertich (2000–03) Jamie Russell (2003–11) Mel Pearson (2011–17) Joe Shawhan (2017–present)
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–2021) CCHA (1981–84, 2021–Present)
Rivalries	Northern Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Huskies Pep Band
All-time leaders	Mike Zuke (310 Points) Mike Zuke (133 Goals) Blake Pietila (76 Wins)
National Championships	1962 1965 1975
Frozen Four appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2015 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2017 2018 CCHA: 2024
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI