Let K denote a field, and let V denote a vector space over K of finite positive dimension. A pair A, A * of linear operators on V is said to be a Leonard pair on V whenever for each B ∈ {A, A * }, there exists a basis of V with respect to which the matrix representing B is diagonal and the matrix representing the other member of the pair is irreducible tridiagonal. A Leonard pair A, A * on V is said to be a spin Leonard pair whenever there exist invertible linear operators U , U * on V such that U A = AU , U