Thomas S. Leith (1888 – August 24, 1960) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach, athletics administrator, and politician.
[1] His athletic accomplishments earned him a scholarship to Syracuse University in 1909, where he was a member of the football, baseball, and track and field teams.
Leith appeared in the season opener for the 1909 Syracuse Orangemen football team, substituting at quarterback late in the game against Hamilton.
Leith only admitted to the ruse after severe cross-examination by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) board.
[6] Leith organized and held the first invitational track and field competition at a Michigan private college while at Adrian.
[12] Leith was involved in real estate in the Brighton area and, in 1921, opened the Michigan Military Academy in Island Lake.