Lester Barnard

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. Barnard was also the head basketball coach at West Tennessee from 1922 to 1924 and Central Michigan from 1924 to 1926, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–37. He was a twin brother of Chester S. Barnard.^[1] In 1985, he died at the age of 90 in California.^[2]

Barnard pictured in Ozarko 1916, Missouri State yearbook (while attending the college)

Lester Barnard

Barnard pictured in The DeSoto 1923, Memphis yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1894-10-25)October 25, 1894 Rogersville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 90) Orange County, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1916	Fourth District Normal (MO)
1918	Great Lakes Navy
1919	Northwestern
Basketball
1913–1917	Fourth District Normal (MO)
Position(s)	End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921	Okmulgee HS (OK)
1922–1923	West Tennessee State Normal
1924–1925	Central Michigan
1928–1957	South HS (MN)
Basketball
1920–1922	Okmulgee HS (OK)
1922–1924	West Tennessee State Normal
1924–1926	Central Michigan
Baseball
1924	West Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall	22–7–6 (college football) 22–37 (college basketball)

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
West Tennessee State Normal (Independent) (1922)
1922	West Tennessee State Normal	5–2–3
1923	West Tennessee State Normal	6–3
West Tennessee State Normal:		11–5–3
Central Michigan Normalites/Dragons (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924	Central Michigan	7–1
1925	Central Michigan	4–1–3
Central Michigan:		11–2–3
Total:		22–7–6