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21:26 on September 20 2010
OBITUARY: Leonard Skinner, Inspiration for Lynyrd Skynyrd
All About Jazz — Leonard Skinner, the basketball coach and gym teacher who inspired the name of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Monday in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 77.
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23:14 on September 20 2010
Man who inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd name dies in Florida
USA Today Music — Leonard Skinner, the basketball coach and physical education teacher who inspired the name of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Monday ...
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00:46 on September 21 2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Real Lynyrd Skynyrd Dies
ContactMusic — The Florida teacher who inspired rockers LYNYRD SKYNYRD's misspelled name has died.Leonard Skinner died on Monday (20Sep10) at a nursing home in Riverside, Florida. He... more info
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02:29 on September 21 2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd Namesake, Gym Teacher Leonard Skinner, Dies
Pop Crunch — Leonard Skinner, a tough-as-nails Florida gym teacher whose firm stance against boys with long hair inspired the name of the famous Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, die... more info
11:41 on September 21 2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd teacher who inspired name dies
Guardian Music — Leonard Skinner, 77, was known for zero-tolerance approach to long hair on pupils, including founding members of a rock bandLeonard Skinner, the PE teacher whose name was... more info
13:00 on September 21 2010
06:19 on September 21 2010
Teacher who inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd name dies
CNN Showbiz — Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher who inspired the name of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died.
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07:00 on September 21 2010
Leonard Skinner dies at 77; gym teacher was namesake of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
L.A. Times - Entertainment — The band name was a sarcastic tribute to the high school gym teacher who sent some of the founding members to the principal's office because of their long hair.Leonard Sk... more info
19:47 on September 21 2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd namesake Leonard Skinner dies
Guardian Music — PE teacher who sent group to principal's office for having long hair inspired band's nameLeonard Skinner, the PE teacher who inspired the name of the rock band Lynyrd Sky... more info
23:00 on September 21 2010
Leonard Skinner. Better known as Lynyrd Skynyrd. Wished he wasn't
The Independent — To most of the world, the death of 77-year-old former gym teacher Leonard Skinner in a Florida nursing home will have seemed like a sad but ultimately insignificant mome... more info
02:31 on September 22 2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd Name Inspiration Leonard Skinner Dies
Undercover, Australia — Leonard Skinner, the Florida school teacher who taught students who would go on to name their band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 77. more info
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