Al Lenard

Al "Long" Lenard (Aldon Lewis Lenard) was a running back and kicker in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

Al Lenard
Born:(1921-01-22)January 22, 1921
Windsor, Ontario
Died:February 27, 2007(2007-02-27) (aged 86)
Kingston, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)Halfback & Kicker
CollegeQueen's University
Career history
As player
1940Hamilton Tigers
1941–42Hamilton Wildcats
1943–44Halifax Navy
1945Hamilton Wildcats
1945Hamilton Tigers
1946–49Queen's University
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1942
Awards1941 - Imperial Oil Trophy

Lenard joined the Hamilton Tigers in 1940, but it was the next season, with the Hamilton Wildcats[1] when he was a star, leading the league in scoring and winning the Imperial Oil Trophy as league MVP. He again led the league in scoring in 1942, being named an all-star.[2] He joined the Royal Canadian Navy during the war, continuing to play football in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

After the war he played with both the Wildcats[3] and Tigers[4][5] in 1945, but was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and eventually decided to go to university.[6] As a Golden Gael at Queen's University he was two time all-star. He is a member of the Queen's University Football Hall of Fame.

Last Friday, former Queen's Athletics Director Al Lenard died at the age of 86. Lenard arrived at Queen's in 1946 and was a member of the football, basketball, softball, golf, swimming and track and field teams. Following graduation, Lenard took a position at Queen's as the successor of retiring Athletic Director Pat Galasso. He held the position for 20 years and oversaw the growth of Queen's Athletics from 16 to 42 varsity teams. In addition to his contributions to Queen's Athletics, he served a term as president of Ontario University Athletics and was a board member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.[7]

References
  1. Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association: Hamilton Wild Cats (Flying Wild Cats) roster
  2. Lanky Al Lenard Tops Eastern Grid The Vancouver Sun, November 3, 1942
  3. Lenard Joins Tigers The Montreal Gazette October 3, 1945
  4. Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association: Hamilton Tiger roster
  5. Sports Ramblings - Al Lenard must be watched Ottawa Citizen, October 5, 1945
  6. Gael Force: A Century of Football at Queen's, by Mervin Daub (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996) p.257
  7. "Queen's Journal, Volume 134, Issue 35 - March 2, 2007". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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