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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

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

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1951 23 WAS RH 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
1952 24 WAS FB 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
1953 25 WAS FB 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
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

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1951 23 WAS RH 11 0 3 1 0 0
1952 24 WAS FB 11 0 5 3 0 0
1953 25 WAS FB 9 0 4 1 0 0
Career 31 0 12 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1952 24 WAS FB 11 0 2 1 18
1953 25 WAS FB 9 0 4 24
Career 31 0 6 1 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1952 NFL 74 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att

1952 NFL 4.3 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1952 NFL 35.3 (8)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)