Topic: RIP Leonard Skinner
The man who was the inspiration for Lynyrd Skynyrd's name, although a smart aleck gesture at first, has passed away at the age of 77. Coach Skinner, as he was known, had been in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Coach Skinner was a gym teacher @ Robt. E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla. and became infamous for sending Ronnie Van Zant to the principal's office for wearing his hair too long and the rest is Southern Rock history. Who knows what Skynyrd may have named themselves if Coach Skinner had gone by his true first name Forby instead of his middle name Leonard.
RIP Coach,
J Dawg