shygye Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Link Leonard Skinner, the basketball coach and gym teacher who inspired the name of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died in Jacksonville. He was 77. Skinner's daughter, Susie Moore, says Skinner died in his sleep early Monday morning at the St. Catherine Laboure Manor, where he had been living for about a year. He had Alzheimer's disease. Skinner was working at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville in the late 1960s when he sent a group of students to the principal's office because their hair was too long. Those students later formed a band, using a variation of Skinner's name for their own. Proving to be a good sport, Skinner allowed the band to use a photo of his Leonard Skinner Realty sign for the inside of their third album. RHsDa9_HSlA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Just me, or is the little back up singer on the left a little P.O.A.? I think she might be Casey Gaines? Steve's Sister? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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