Leo Bemis (December 26, 1918 – September 29, 2007) was an American collegiate soccer coach. He was notable for serving as the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...

's head men's soccer coach from 1954 to 1983, a career spanning 30 years. He guided the Panthers to 155 career victories, making him the second winningest coach in school history. He is a 1941 graduate from

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro (abbreviated as PennWest Edinboro) is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The campus had an enrollment of 2,259 as of fall 2024. History PennWest Edinboro was foun ...

, and a 1989 inductee into the school's athletic hall of fame. He received his master's degree in physical education from Pitt in 1947.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20080509082341/http://departments.edinboro.edu/athletics/hallfame/members-class/hof-inductees-1989.asp *https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=leo-c-bemis&pid=95319379 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer coaches University of Pittsburgh alumni University of Pittsburgh faculty Edinboro Fighting Scots football players American soccer coaches 1918 births 2007 deaths {{US-footy-bio-stub