Len Casanova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Len Casanova

American football player and coach

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1905

Place of Birth: Ferndale, California, United States

Date of Death: 30-Sep-2002

Profession: military officer, baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leonard Joseph Casanova (June 12, 1905 – September 30, 2002) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
He served as the head football coach at Santa Clara University (1946–1949), the University of Pittsburgh (1950), and the University of Oregon (1951–1966), compiling a career college football record of 104–94–11.
Casanova was also the head baseball coach at Santa Clara from 1940 to 1942, tallying a mark of 39–25.
After retiring from coaching, he served as the athletic director at Oregon.
Casanova was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1977.