Background
Riordan, Leo was born on June 2, 1903 in Scobeyville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas and Anna Rocha (Kelly) Riordan.
Riordan, Leo was born on June 2, 1903 in Scobeyville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas and Anna Rocha (Kelly) Riordan.
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, 1926.
Sports reporter Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1926-1936. Sports editor Ledger Syndicate, 1937-1939. Sports editor and columnist Philadelphia Evening Ledger, 1939-1942.
Assistant sports editor Philadelphia Inquirer, 1942-1943, executive sports editor, 1943-1959.
Public information officer Jefferson Medical College and Hospital, 1959-1967, director public information, 1967-1969. Assistant to vice president for development Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1969-1975.
Member History Society Pennsylvania, American Catholic History Society Philadelphia (board of managers), Baseball Writers Association American, Football Writers Association American, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Colonial Philadelphia History Society, Sigma Delta Chirurgical
Married Kathryn Mary Steed, June 11, 1937. Children: John Thomas, Thomas Arthur (deceased).