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Leonhard returns to Wisconsin, named Badgers defensive backs coach

The Wisconsin football program has turned to one of its own to complete its coaching staff for the 2016 season.

Head coach Paul Chryst on Saturday announced the addition of Jim Leonhard as the Badgers’ defensive backs coach. Few could be considered more knowledgeable on the ins and outs of the position than Leonhard, a 2015 inductee to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame who was one of the most successful players to ever patrol the UW secondary.