This manuscript is titled "This is Your Life, Les Judd" and is the typed transcript for the speech that was given at a dinner given in Leslie Judd's honor in the fall of 1969 after he retired from working at Springfield College. The document is 10 pages long and contains tales from his life and his coaching career as head coach of the Springfield College head Gymnastics Coach. Document mentions lots of names of gymnasts and colleagues.
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Leslie J. Judd (1888-1987) was a Springfield College faculty member and graduate from the class of 1920. Judd spent thirty-one years coaching gymnastics at his alma mater. While at Springfield College, he also coached track and field, swimming and diving, cross country, soccer, and dance. Judd was born in Melbourne Victoria, Australia, where he served as a physical education director until World War I. During the war, he served in the Australian forces. His famous gymnastic tableaux, which unified the aesthetic and athletic qualities of the sport, were presented throughout the world, and his expertise was the subject of a feature story in Life Magazine in 1939. In 1955, he received the Tarbell Medallion, which recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to the college. In 1962, he received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Springfield College.
