Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-01-19 | Page 21 | It's Official: Frank Leady Plans to Drop Football Coaching Now

Its It's Official Frank Leahy Plans To Drop Football Coaching Now I NORFOLK Va Jan 19 OP 01 GD- GD The task of turning out a winning football team is a time full proposition proposition prop prop- so Frank Leahy will quit his job as athletic director at Notre Dame this year But the nations nation's grid coach will stay on at South Bend Bendas as head coach of football And And- Andre re reI reports reports re- re ports that he will accept a position as coach of the Washington Redskins Redskins Redskins Red Red- skins or any other professional team are absolutely false he said here Tuesday ni night hL I Ed Moose Krause line coach I head basketball coach and assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant athletic director at Notre Dame probably will fall heir to the job of athletic director Leahy said Mid adding Hes been doing most of the work for the past few months any any- wa way I haven't been able to devote much attention to it Leahy was most vehement in denying ng reports that he would join the pro coaching ranks I UI I am ver very happy at Notre Dame and I contemplate making no change he said in denying rumors he lie would confer in Washington Wednesday with officials of or the Washington Redskins relative to taking over as coach of the team He left leU here late last night for Vash Washington n ton But he insisted he was going to visit isIt a un a friend The friend he said owned stock in inthe inthe inthe the Redskins but was not an official official official cial of the club and no meeting with Washington owners was scheduled I Leahy was in Norfolk to attend a n Frank Leahy night meeting of the Norfolk Sports club II