Leon Heath

**Leon Heath**
Personal information
No. 24,32
Fullback
Date of birth: (1928-10-27)October 27, 1928
Place of birth: Hollis, Oklahoma
Date of death: March 23, 2007(2007-03-23) (aged 78)

Career information
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 1951 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Debuted in 1951 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1953 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]


Career history
Washington Redskins ( 1951– 1953)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Rushing yards	813
Average	3.5
Touchdowns	7
Stats at NFL.com

Herman Leon Heath (October 27, 1928 – March 23, 2007) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Leon Heath at Find a Grave

v · d · e1950 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions

Bert Clark Eddie Crowder Leon Heath John Reddell Billy Vessels Jim Weatherall Head coach: Bud Wilkinson

v · d · eWashington Redskins 1951 NFL Draft selections

Leon Heath Ed Salem Jim Staton Walt Yowarsky Paul Girowski John Martinkovic John Papit Bill Cox Jake Rowden James Janosek Bill DeChard Al Applegate Dick Campbell Vic Thomas Bob Bates Gene Brito Dom Fucci Buddy Brown John Kerestes Clarence Marable Elliott Speed Cecil Martin Tom Powers Bob Chubb Johnny Williams Bill Johnson John Kadiec Art Stewart Nick Bolkovac

Draft Years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

v · d · eBoston / Washington Redskins first-round draft picks

R. Smith Baugh Farkas Hale Boell Evashevski Sanders Jenkins Micka Hardy Rossi Gilmer Tew Goode G. Thomas Heath Isbell Scarbath Meilinger Guglielmi Vereb Bosseler Allard Lucas Snead Rutgens E. Davis Richter C. Taylor Gogolak R. McDonald J. Smith Monk May D. Green B. Wilson D. Howard T. Carter Shuler Westbrook A. Johnson Lang Bailey Arrington Samuels Gardner Ramsey S. Taylor C. Rogers Campbell Landry Orakpo Williams Kerrigan Griffin III

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

v · d · e1950 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Babe Parilli HB Vic Janowicz HB Kyle Rote FB Leon Heath C Jerry Groom G Bud McFadin G Les Richter T Bob Gain T Jim Weatherall E Dan Foldberg E Bill McColl

Persondata
Name	Heath, Leon
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 27, 1928
Place of birth	Hollis, Oklahoma
Date of death	March 23, 2007
Place of death

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