Legendary NSU track and field coach Leon Johnson passes away at 86

Published on June 19, 2025
Leon Johnson Obit

NATCHITOCHES – Longtime Northwestern State track and field coach Leon Johnson, who led the Demons and Lady Demons to national prominence and tutored a pair of U.S. Olympians before retiring in 2013, died Tuesday after a brief illness.
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