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Earl Leggett

Earl Franklin Leggett

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 265 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1933 in Palatka, FL
College: LSU

Career AV: 39 (2139th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 AV
1957 24 CHI 71 12 0 2
1958 25 CHI 71 12 0 0 2 0 0 2
1959 26 CHI LDE 71 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
1960 27 CHI LDT 71 12 0 1 11 0 11 7
1962 29 CHI RDT 71 14 0 0 4 5 0 8
1963 30 CHI RDT 71 12 0 0 1 0 0 8
1964 31 CHI 71 14 0 0 1 0 0 1
1965 32 CHI RDT 71 14 0 0 4 2 0 6
1966 33 RAM 72 10 0 2
1967 34 NOR 72 6 0 1
1968 35 NOR 72 14 0 0 3 0 0 1
Career 132 0 1 11 0 11 0 16 7 0 1 46
8 yrs CHI 102 0 1 11 0 11 0 13 7 0 1 42
2 yrs NOR 20 0 0 3 0 0 2

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959 26 CHI LDE 71 12 0 1 2
Career 132 0 1 2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Fumbles Recovered

1962 NFL 4 (2)
1965 NFL 4 (9)
1968 NFL 3 (8)
Career 16 (192)

Safeties

1959 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (69)

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