Milton Leathers
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| No. 42, 35, 13 | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 16, 1908 Winder, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2000 (aged 91) Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Athens |
| College | Georgia (1929–1931) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Leonidus Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr. (December 16, 1908 – March 3, 2000) was an American college football player.
Early life
[edit]L. Milton Leathers was born to Leonidus Milton Leathers, Sr. and Lottie Honea in Winder, Georgia. He was a resident of Athens, Georgia ever since he was 1 year of age.[1] As an athlete at Athens High School he was the only one to letter in all four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track.[1]
University of Georgia
[edit]"Red" Leathers was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.[2]
1929
[edit]He was a part of the team which beat Yale at Sanford Stadium in the school's first trip south on October 12, 1929.[1] The other guard was also called "Red"–Ralph Maddox. On that game he said "I doubt they [Yale] have ever come to the South to play football. I'd bet as far south as they had gone before was Philadelphia."[3]
1930 and 1931
[edit]He was selected All-Southern in 1930 and 1931.[4] In 1931 he was selected a second-team All-American by the International News Service.[5]
Professional football
[edit]Leathers played for a short time with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in 1933.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "L. Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr".
- ↑ George Trevor. "All-Time All-Star Team". Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Georgia Vs. Tulane.
- ↑ Hix, Tim (2006). Stadium Stories: Georgia Bulldogs. Globe Pequot Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780762740215.
- ↑ "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
- ↑ Frick, Ford (December 5, 1931). "Schwartz and Dalrymple Most Popular Choices on 'Hearst All-American'". Chester Times.
- ↑ "Milton Leathers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.