Jeff Leiding
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | (1961-10-28)October 28, 1961 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||
Died: | July 13, 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 52) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Tulsa (OK) Union | ||||
College: | Texas | ||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / Round: 5 / Pick: 129 | ||||
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Jeffrey James Leiding (October 28, 1961 – July 13, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Leiding was a standout player at Hickman Mills High School as a sophomore and junior. When his father accepted a job at a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma prior to his senior year, Leiding finished his prep career at Union High School.[1] He chose to play college football for the Texas Longhorns,[2] and was a consensus All-American as a senior.[3]
Leiding was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL draft,[4] but did not make the team.[1] He spent the 1985 season with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL.[5] He was with the Indianapolis Colts in 1986, appearing in 12 games. In 1997 he rejoined the Colts as a replacement player during the 1987 NFLPA strike. He was retained after the strike ended, and appeared in nine games total for the year.[6]
Leiding died of a heart attack on July 13, 2014.[7]
References
- ^ a b Lewis, Barry (July 18, 2014). "Services set for Union legend Jeff Leiding". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Leiding Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Kirk Bohls (July 24, 1985). "Gunslinger cuts give Leiding hope for spot in NFL". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "JEFF LEIDING". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Texas loses another legend: Longhorn linebacker Jeff Leiding passes". barkingcarnival.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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