Dick Leonard 

For more than 40 years Dick Leonard dedicated his life to youth sports programs in the Salinas-area. In 1968 Leonard played a major role in the growth of the Monterey Bay Youth Football League. He was the first coach of the Salinas Broncos and Colts, helped launch the North Monterey County Bulldogs, Alisal Eagles, Alvarez Titans and revived a struggling Watsonville Pop Warner program. In 2008 the Monterey Bay Youth Football League named its championship trophies the Dick Leonard Memorial Trophy. In 1969 he implemented the first Little League all-star teams in Salinas Valley, and was also instrumental in developing girls’ softball programs. At the age of 70 Leonard became head coach of the Alisal High varsity football team.