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American football and basketball coach For the baseball pitcher, see Leo Townsend (baseball).

Leo Townsend
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935	North Carolina Central
Basketball
1935–1936	North Carolina Central

Head coaching record
Overall	16–18 (football) 0–11 (basketball)

Leo Townsend was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University—in Durham, North Carolina and he held that position for four seasons, from 1932 until 1935, compiling a record of 16–18. Townsend was also the head basketball coach at North Carolina Central for one season, in 1935–36, tallying a mark of 0–11.

References

North Carolina Central University coaching records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

v t e North Carolina Central Eagles head football coaches
Unknown (1922) Vashon Eagleson (1923–1926) Benny Waters (1927–1928) Byrd D. Crudup (1929–1931) Leo Townsend (1932–1935) Edward H. Adams (1936) Franklin Burghardt (1937–1941) E. C. Turner (1942) No team (1943–1944) Herman Riddick (1945–1964) James A. Stevens (1965–1967) George Quiett (1968–1972) Willie Smith (1973–1977) Jesse Clements & Robert Jackson # (1977) Ray Greene (1978) Henry Lattimore (1979–1990) Bishop Harris (1991–1992) Larry Little (1993–1998) Rudy Abrams (1999–2002) Rod Broadway (2003–2006) Mose Rison (2007–2010) Darryl Bullock # (2010) Henry Frazier III (2011–2012) Dwayne Foster # (2013) Jerry Mack (2014–2017) Granville Eastman # (2018) Trei Oliver (2019) No team (2020) Trei Oliver (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

North Carolina Central Eagles head football coaches

Unknown (1922)
Vashon Eagleson (1923–1926)
Benny Waters (1927–1928)
Byrd D. Crudup (1929–1931)
Leo Townsend (1932–1935)
Edward H. Adams (1936)
Franklin Burghardt (1937–1941)
E. C. Turner (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Herman Riddick (1945–1964)
James A. Stevens (1965–1967)
George Quiett (1968–1972)
Willie Smith (1973–1977)
Jesse Clements & Robert Jackson # (1977)
Ray Greene (1978)
Henry Lattimore (1979–1990)
Bishop Harris (1991–1992)
Larry Little (1993–1998)
Rudy Abrams (1999–2002)
Rod Broadway (2003–2006)
Mose Rison (2007–2010)
Darryl Bullock # (2010)
Henry Frazier III (2011–2012)
Dwayne Foster # (2013)
Jerry Mack (2014–2017)
Granville Eastman # (2018)
Trei Oliver (2019)
No team (2020)
Trei Oliver (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball head coaches
Byrd D. Crudup (1927–1928) No team (1928–1929) David Waters (1929–1930) No team (1930–1935) Leo Townsend (1935–1936) Edward H. Adams (1936–1937) Franklin Burghardt (1937–1940) John McLendon (1940–1952) Floyd Brown (1952–1970) Harry Edmonds (1970–1973) Sam Jones (1973–1974) Sterling Holt (1974–1978) Frank Silva (1978–1979) Jesse Clements (1979–1984) Harry Edmonds (1984–1985) Michael Bernard (1985–1991) Greg Jackson (1991–2000) Phil Spence (2000–2004) Henry Dickerson (2004–2009) LeVelle Moton (2009– )

North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Byrd D. Crudup (1927–1928)
No team (1928–1929)
David Waters (1929–1930)
No team (1930–1935)
Leo Townsend (1935–1936)
Edward H. Adams (1936–1937)
Franklin Burghardt (1937–1940)
John McLendon (1940–1952)
Floyd Brown (1952–1970)
Harry Edmonds (1970–1973)
Sam Jones (1973–1974)
Sterling Holt (1974–1978)
Frank Silva (1978–1979)
Jesse Clements (1979–1984)
Harry Edmonds (1984–1985)
Michael Bernard (1985–1991)
Greg Jackson (1991–2000)
Phil Spence (2000–2004)
Henry Dickerson (2004–2009)
LeVelle Moton (2009– )

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