Tom Blackburn (basketball)
Blackburn from the 1956 Daytonian | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1906 Peebles, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1964 (aged 58) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wilmington College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1964 | Dayton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 352–141 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) 20–10 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT (1962) | |
Leonard Thomas Blackburn (January 23, 1906 – March 6, 1964) was an American basketball coach. The Peebles, Ohio native served as head men's basketball coach at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, from 1947 until his death in 1964. He led the Dayton Flyers to a championship at the 1962 National Invitation Tournament.