"He made a lot of new friends," Moore said. Skinner's children said their father was never completely comfortable with being linked to the band but did grow to embrace it. Skinner later allowed the band to use a photo of his Leonard Skinner Realty sign for the inside of their third album, and he once introduced them at a Jacksonville concert. They even performed at a Jacksonville bar the former coach owned. He had Alzheimer's disease.Īfter discovering the connection, Skinner eventually made friends with some of the band members, according to the paper. Catherine Laboure Manor in Jacksonville, where he had been living for about a year. Skinner's daughter, Susie Moore, says Skinner died in his sleep early Monday, Sept. Skinner, the namesake for the famed Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. View full size (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Lou Egner) In this undated photo, Leonard Skinner holds Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "nothin' fancy" as he sits in The Still bar which Skinner owned. Years after sending the young students to the office, Skinner found his son listening to an album called "Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd." The son, also named Leonard, said his father wasn't particularly impressed. The band regrouped and continues to perform today. The band became popular in the mid-1970s, with hits such as "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird." Three of the band members, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, were killed in a 1977 plane crash. "I don't particularly like long hair on men, but again, it wasn't my rule." "It was against the school rules," Skinner said then. Those students later formed a band, using a variation of Skinner's name for their own.ĭuring an interview in January 2009, Skinner said he was always bothered by the way the legend grew to say he was particularly tough on the band members or that he had kicked them out of school, according to The Florida Times-Union, which first reported Skinner's death. 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. Catherine Laboure Manor in Jacksonville, where he had been living for about a year, his daughter Susie Moore said.
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