Dizzy McLeod

{{Short description|American athletics coach (1900–1991)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Dizzy McLeod

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date={{birth date|mf=yes|1900|11|23}}

| birth_place = Kendrick, Florida, U.S.

| death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|19|1900|11|23}}

| death_place = Marion County, Florida, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1919–1922

| player_team2 = Furman

| player_sport3 = Baseball

| player_years4 = 1919–1922

| player_team4 = Furman

| player_positions = Back (football)
Pitcher (baseball)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1927

| coach_team2 = Clemson (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1932–1942

| coach_team3 = Furman

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1929–1933

| coach_team5 = Furman

| coach_sport6 = Baseball

| coach_years7 = 1928–1930

| coach_team7 = Furman

| coach_years8 = 1933–1935

| coach_team8 = Furman

| coach_years9 = 1937–1942

| coach_team9 = Furman

| admin_years1 = 1932–1945

| admin_team1 = Furman

| overall_record = 56–37–7 (football)
69–18 (basketball)
78–81–5 (basketball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
1 SIAA (1934)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1900 – 1991) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932–1945) at Furman University.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUbHFCfsfaQC|title=South Carolina Sports Legends|first=Ernie|last=Trubiano|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2009|isbn=9780738566559|access-date=October 21, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/dizzy-mcleod-1.html|title=Dizzy McLeod|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://cdm16821.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16821coll4/id/10477|title=Bonhomie|publisher=Furman University|access-date=October 16, 2019}}

McLeod was an assistant football coach at Clemson University in 1927.{{cite news |author= |title=Dizzy M'Leod Assumes Work As Assistant Coach At Clemson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37799535/the_greenville_news/ |newspaper=The Greenville News |location=Greenville, South Carolina |date=September 11, 1927 |page=11 |access-date=October 24, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

=Football=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Furman Purple Hurricane

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1932

| endyear = 1935

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = Furman

| overall = 8–1

| conference = 5–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = Furman

| overall = 6–1–2

| conference = 4–0–1

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1934

| name = Furman

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1935

| name = Furman

| overall = 8–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Furman Purple Hurricane

| conf = Southern Conference

| startyear = 1936

| endyear = 1942

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1936

| name = Furman

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1937

| name = Furman

| overall = 4–3–2

| conference = 1–2–2

| confstanding = T–8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = Furman

| overall = 2–7–1

| conference = 0–4–1

| confstanding = 14th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1939

| name = Furman

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1940

| name = Furman

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1941

| name = Furman

| overall = 3–4–2

| conference = 2–3–2

| confstanding = 9th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1942

| name = Furman

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Furman

| overall = 56–37–7

| confrecord = 34–19–6

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 56–37–7

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References