Inducted 2003

LEONARD WAS A FOUR-YEAR STANDOUT AT GUARD AND LINEBACKER FOR THE RAM FOOTBALL TEAM FROM 1957-60. A TWO-TIME WVIAC ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREE, LEONARD WAS NAMED A TEAM CAPTAIN IN 1960. ALSO A THREE-YEAR STANDOUT ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND FOR THE RAMS, LEONARD WAS CHOSEN A CO-CAPTAIN HIS SENIOR YEAR. HE WAS NAMED SHEPHERD'S OUTSTANDING ATHLETE IN 1961. DESPITE DRAWING INTEREST FROM PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN BOTH SPORTS, LEONARD EMBARKED UPON A SUCCESSFUL 40-YEAR CAREER AS A TEACHER, COACH, AND ADMINISTRATOR AT LOUDOUN VALLEY (VA) HIGH SCHOOL. HE POSTED A 130-32 (.802) AS HEAD COACH OF THE VIKING BASEBALL TEAM FROM 1969-72. HIS TEAMS WON FOUR DISTRICT TITLES AND A REGIONAL TITLE. HIS 1972 SQUAD CAPTURED THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ANY HIGH SCHOOL IN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN ANY SPORT. HE ALSO SERVED AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FROM 1962-71. LEONARD WAS NAMED GROUP AA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR IN 1996 BY THE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION. THE SCHOOL'S STADIUM WAS NAMED LEONARD STADIUM IN HIS HONOR IN 2001.