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Leon Heath

Herman Leon Heath

Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1928 in Hollis, OK
College: Oklahoma

Career AV: 16 (5032nd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1951 23 WAS RH 24 11 0 64 159 0 16 2.5 14.5 5.8 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.3 162 0 3 5
1952 24 WAS FB 32 11 0 90 388 2 74 4.3 35.3 8.2 23 146 6.3 1 27 2.1 13.3 534 3 5 7
1953 25 WAS FB 32 9 0 76 266 4 43 3.5 29.6 8.4 5 45 9.0 0 17 0.6 5.0 311 4 4 5
Career 31 0 230 813 6 74 3.5 26.2 7.4 29 194 6.7 1 27 0.9 6.3 1007 7 12 17

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 23 WAS RH 24 11 0 3 1 0 0
1952 24 WAS FB 32 11 0 5 3 0 0
1953 25 WAS FB 32 9 0 4 1 0 0
Career 31 0 12 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1952 24 WAS FB 32 11 0 2 1 3 18
1953 25 WAS FB 32 9 0 4 4 24
Career 31 0 6 1 7 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Long Rush

1952 NFL 74 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att

1952 NFL 4.3 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1952 NFL 35.3 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)