Lester Alonza "Bingo" Bingaman (February 3, 1926 – November 20, 1970) was an American football player and coach.

[2][3] He was the starting right tackle for the 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team that won the Big Ten Conference championship, was ranked #5 in the final AP Poll, and defeated #4 UCLA in the 1947 Rose Bowl.

"[10] After retiring as a player, Bingaman took a job working in public relations for Goebel Brewing Company in Detroit.

[12] Bingaman also testified that the Scotch he served had "practically no alcoholic proof," prompting one Detroit columnist to write, "Greater love hath no man than he should ruin his business for a friend.

After the Lions compiled a 7–5–2 record in 1964, team owner William Clay Ford Sr. fired five assistant coaches, including Bingaman.

[14] In February 1966, after spending 1965 working as an NFL scout, Bingaman was hired as an assistant coach by the Miami Dolphins.

[15] In January 1967, Bingaman rejected an offer from Joe Schmidt to return to the Lions, opting remain with George Wilson in Miami.

His wife alleged in the 1956 divorce proceedings that Bingaman "beat her, neglected her and made her feel unwanted.