Researching Jack Leaman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 641 people with the Leaman surname? In that year Leaman was ranked number 2939 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Leaman on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Leaman and the Leaman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 688 people with the Leaman surname in the UK? Leaman is now ranked number 3391 for popularity in the UK. |
Leaman Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Leaman surname in the USA? Leaman is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Leaman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Leaman
Jack Leaman
Jack Leaman (December 22, 1932 – March 6, 2004) was an American college basketball coach, best known as the head coach of the UMass Minutemen basketball team from 1966 to 1979. He would become the school's all-time winningest coach, compiling an overall record of 217–126. His teams won 8 Yankee Conference titles and earned 6 trips to the National Invitational Tournament. A 2-time New England Coach of the Year, he was inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977, the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988, and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Some of the players he coached during his tenure include Julius Erving, Rick Pitino, and Al Skinner. In all, he coached 22 All-Yankee Conference selections during his coaching career. Leaman also served as a radio color commentator for UMass men's basketball for 10 seasons beginning in 1994, and served as head coach for the UMass Minutewomen basketball team for the 1986–87 season. The basketball court at the Mullins Center is named in his honor.
Born in Boston in 1932, Leaman graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in 1951. After 2 years in the United States Army, and after receiving an honorable discharge, Leaman earned both a bachelor's and master's degree from Boston University. He led the BU basketball team in both scoring and assists during his 3-year playing career. As senior captain in 1959, he led the Terriers to an overall record of 20–7, culminating with a trip to the NCAA East Regional Final. His number 10 was retired by Boston University in 2008.
Leaman was appointed UMass assistant basketball coach in 1961 under head coach Matthew Zunic, who had coached him as a player at BU. Leaman continued as an assistant under Johnny Orr until he was promoted to head coach for the 1966-67 season.
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