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CECIL LEONARD

Leonard, Cecil
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165
Born: July 20, 1946 Sylacauga, AL
High School: East Highland (Sylacauga, AL)

Year	College	Status
1965	Tuskegee
1966	Tuskegee
1967	Tuskegee
1968	Tuskegee

Draft: 8th round (208th overall) 1969 New York Jets

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	28	RCB	8	2
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL	28	CB	5	0
1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL	32	LCB
2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL			13	2

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/29/1969	1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL
Signed		1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL
Released		1971 New York Jets (NFL)1971 NYJ NFL
Signed		1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL
Released	9/16/1974	1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL	2	2	1.0	2	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	7		120	17.1	23	0		0	0
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL	1		35	35.0	35	0	1	0	0
1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL	6	-	167	27.8	35	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	8		155	19.4	35	0	1	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	0	0	0	1	1	13	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	1	1	13	0

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