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Leonidas Epps
Biographical details
Born(1918-09-05)September 5, 1918
Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1997(1997-01-05) (aged 78)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1940Xavier (LA)
Basketball
c. 1940Xavier (LA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945–1947Gilbert Academy (LA) (assistant)
1948Gilbert Academy (LA)
1949–1950Clark (GA) (assistant)
1951–1969Clark (GA)
Basketball
1949–1978Clark (GA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1960 – 1983Clark (GA)
Head coaching record
Overall71–72–9 (college football)
431–291 (college basketball).

Leonidas Sondric Epps Jr. (October 5, 1918 – January 5, 1997) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Clark College—now known as Clark Atlanta University—from 1951 to 1969, compiling a record of 71–72–9. Epps was also the head basketball coach at Clark from 1949 to 1978, tallying a mark of 431–291.[1]

Epps was born on October 5, 1918, in Hope, Arkansas.[2] He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where he attended East St. Louis Lincoln High School. He then went to Xavier University of Louisiana, lettering in football and basketball before graduating in 1943.[3] After serving in the United States Army during World War II, Epps began his coaching career in 1945 as an assistant coach at Gilbert Academy in New Orleans under Jesse "Silver Fox" Blakeley. He succeeded Blakeley as head coach in 1948. Epps left Gilbert Academy a year later to become an assistant coach at Clark under Marion M. Curry.[4] He succeeded Curry as head football coach at Clark in 1951. At the time, Epps was pursuing graduate studies at Wayne University—now known as Wayne State University—in Detroit.[3]

Epps also served as athletic director at Clark for more than 20 years, until 1983.[5] He died of pneumonia, on January 5, 1997, at Southwest Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta.[6]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Clark Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951–1969)
1951 Clark 3–5 3–5
1952 Clark 3–5 3–5
1953 Clark 5–3 5–3 T–5th
1954 Clark 1–7 1–7 13th
1955 Clark 2–5–1 2–5–1 10th
1956 Clark 4–4 3–4 7th
1957 Clark 5–2 4–2 T–5th
1958 Clark 4–4 3–4 7th
1959 Clark 5–1–2 3–1–2 3rd
1960 Clark 2–5–1 1–3–1 11th
1961 Clark 3–3–2 2–3–1 10th
1962 Clark 6–1 5–1 4th
1963 Clark 7–1
1964 Clark 3–4
1965 Clark 2–6–1
1966 Clark 5–3
1967 Clark 3–4–1
1968 Clark 4–5 3–4 5th (Division II)
1969 Clark 4–4–1 4–3–1 3rd (Division II)
Clark: 71–72–9
Total: 71–72–9

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leonidas Epps; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  2. ^ "Another hall of fame for XULA alum Leonidas Epps". Xavier University of Louisiana. September 26, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Leonidas S. Epps Named Coach Of Clark College". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. July 13, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Curry, Ernest (Butch) (June 18, 1949). "Youthful Coach Gets New Post". Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 24. Retrieved June 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Reese, Ernest (August 23, 1983). "McLean receives Clark's athletic director position". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4C. Retrieved June 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Reese, Ernest (January 7, 1997). "Leonidas Epps II, Clark Atlanta coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. B6. Retrieved June 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leonidas Epps; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  8. ^ "2016 Clark Atlanta University Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clark Atlanta University Athletics. pp. 7–8. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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