Dizzy McLeod

American athletics coach (1902–1993)

Dizzy McLeod
Biographical details
Born	1902
Died	1993(1993-00-00) (aged 90–91)
Playing career
Football
1919–1922	Furman
Baseball
1919–1922	Furman

Position(s)	Back (football) Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927	Clemson (assistant)
1932–1942	Furman
Basketball
1929–1933	Furman
Baseball
1928–1930	Furman
1933–1935	Furman
1937–1942	Furman

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1945	Furman

Head coaching record
Overall	56–37–7 (football) 69–18 (basketball) 78–81–5 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 SIAA (1934)

Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1902 – 1993) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932–1945) at Furman University.^[1]^[2]^[3]

McLeod was an assistant football coach at Clemson University in 1927.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1935)
1932	Furman	8–1	5–0	2nd
1933	Furman	6–1–2	4–0–1	4th
1934	Furman	5–4	4–0	1st
1935	Furman	8–1	4–0	3rd
Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Conference) (1936–1942)
1936	Furman	7–2	4–1	3rd
1937	Furman	4–3–2	1–2–2	T–8th
1938	Furman	2–7–1	0–4–1	14th
1939	Furman	5–4	3–3	T–8th
1940	Furman	5–4	4–3	8th
1941	Furman	3–4–2	2–3–2	9th
1942	Furman	3–6	3–3	T–7th
Furman:		56–37–7	34–19–6
Total:		56–37–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Trubiano, Ernie (2009). South Carolina Sports Legends. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738566559. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ "Dizzy McLeod". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
^ "Bonhomie". Furman University. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
^ "Dizzy M'Leod Assumes Work As Assistant Coach At Clemson". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 11, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

Furman Paladins head baseball coaches

No coach (1896–1900)
C. M. McGee (1901)
J. R. Sullivan (1902)
B. E. Geer (1903)
W. T. Everett (1904)
Bernie McCay (1905)
Champ Osteen (1906)
James Price (1907)
Billy Laval (1908–1910)
Tom Stouch (1909)
Jack Corbett (1911)
Billy Laval (1912–1927)
Dizzy McLeod (1928–1930)
No team (1931–1932)
Dizzy McLeod (1933–1935)
No team (1936)
Dizzy McLeod (1937–1942)
James F. Martin (1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Lyles Alley (1946–1953)
Bill Kerr (1954–1957)
Dixie Howell (1958–1960)
Mack Erwin (1961)
Bobby Jennings (1962)
Jack Powers (1963–1966)
Lyles Alley (1967)
Bob Reising (1968–1969)
Tom Wall (1970–1971)
Elton Brunty (1972–1973)
Tom Wall (1974–1993)
Ron Smith (1994–2015)
Brett Harker (2016–2020)

v t e Furman Paladins men's basketball head coaches
Billy Laval (1919–1927) Rock Norman (1927–1928) Dizzy McLeod (1928–1933) Flucie Stewart (1933–1935) Bob Smith (1935–1942) No team (1942–1944) Selwyn Edwards (1944–1945) Lyles Alley (1945–1949) Melvin Bell (1949–1950) Lyles Alley (1950–1966) Frank Selvy (1966–1970) Joe Williams (1970–1978) Eddie Holbrook (1978–1982) Jene Davis (1982–1985) Butch Estes (1985–1994) Joe Cantafio (1994–1997) Larry Davis (1997–2006) Jeff Jackson (2006–2013) Niko Medved (2013–2017) Bob Richey (2017– )

Furman Paladins men's basketball head coaches

Billy Laval (1919–1927)
Rock Norman (1927–1928)
Dizzy McLeod (1928–1933)
Flucie Stewart (1933–1935)
Bob Smith (1935–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Selwyn Edwards (1944–1945)
Lyles Alley (1945–1949)
Melvin Bell (1949–1950)
Lyles Alley (1950–1966)
Frank Selvy (1966–1970)
Joe Williams (1970–1978)
Eddie Holbrook (1978–1982)
Jene Davis (1982–1985)
Butch Estes (1985–1994)
Joe Cantafio (1994–1997)
Larry Davis (1997–2006)
Jeff Jackson (2006–2013)
Niko Medved (2013–2017)
Bob Richey (2017– )

v t e Furman Paladins athletic directors
W. B. Bible (1914–1916) Billy Laval (1920–1928) T. B. Amis (1928–1931) Dizzy McLeod (1932–1945) Red Dobson (1946–1949) Red Smith (1949) Jim Meade (1949–1951) Bill Young (1952–1954) Homer Hobbs (1955–1956) Lyles Alley (1956–1975) John C. West (1975–1979) Dutch Baughman (1979–1983) Dick Sheridan (1983–1985) George Bennett (1986–1989) Ray Parlier (1989–1995) Bob Warming (1995–1996) John Block (1996–2001) Gary Clark (2001–2015) Mike Buddie (2015–2019) Jason Donnelly (2019– )

Furman Paladins athletic directors

W. B. Bible (1914–1916)
Billy Laval (1920–1928)
T. B. Amis (1928–1931)
Dizzy McLeod (1932–1945)
Red Dobson (1946–1949)
Red Smith (1949)
Jim Meade (1949–1951)
Bill Young (1952–1954)
Homer Hobbs (1955–1956)
Lyles Alley (1956–1975)
John C. West (1975–1979)
Dutch Baughman (1979–1983)
Dick Sheridan (1983–1985)
George Bennett (1986–1989)
Ray Parlier (1989–1995)
Bob Warming (1995–1996)
John Block (1996–2001)
Gary Clark (2001–2015)
Mike Buddie (2015–2019)
Jason Donnelly (2019– )

v t e Furman Paladins head football coaches
William Beattie (1889) H. C. Granger (1890) H. P. Young (1891–1893) No team (1894) H. P. Young (1895) Frank Sims (1896) No team (1897–1899) Frank Spencer (1900) Charles Roller (1901–1902) No team (1903–1912) W. C. "Cuppy" Farmer (1913) W. B. Bible (1914–1915) Billy Laval (1915–1927) T. B. Amis (1928–1931) Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942) No team (1943–1945) Bob Smith (1946–1947) Red Smith (1948–1949) Bill Young (1950–1954) Homer Hobbs (1955–1957) Bob King (1958–1972) Art Baker (1973–1977) Dick Sheridan (1978–1985) Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993) Bobby Johnson (1994–2001) Bobby Lamb (2002–2010) Bruce Fowler (2011–2016) Clay Hendrix (2017– )

Furman Paladins head football coaches