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Lester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – June 1, 1985) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at West Tennessee Normal State School—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1922 to 1923 and Central Michigan University from 1924 to 1925, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–7–6.
Lester Barnard pictured in The DeSoto 1923, Memphis yearbook. West Tennessee State Normal School's football team had their first season in 1912. [1] The team was coached by Clyde Wilson. [2] In 1922, Lester Barnard was the Tigers head coach. [2] His team compiled a 5–2–2 record. [2]
No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1 1920–1921 H. Kirk Grantham: 1 22–7–1 .750 2 1921–1922 W. H. DePriest: 1 1–7 .125 3 1922–1924 Lester Barnard
Barnard was born into a musical family in Coweta, Oklahoma in 1920. Both his father, Hurl Lester Barnard and his uncle Robert played the fiddle and performed at barn dances and house parties. By the time he had reached 13 or 14 Junior had begun accompanying his father on guitar. His brother Gene was also an accomplished guitarist.
The 1923 West Tennessee State Normal football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Normal School (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1923 college football season.
In their first season under head coach Lester Barnard, West Tennessee State Normal compiled a 5–2–3 record. Schedule. Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
After the 1925 season, Lester Barnard resigned as the team's head football coach and accepted a coaching position at Kalamazoo College, where his twin brother Chester was also a coach. [3] In his two years as head coach at Central Michigan, Barnard compiled a record of 11–2–3, and his teams shut out 12 of 16 opponents and outscored all ...
In their first season under head coach Lester Barnard, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 7–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 158 to 19.