Dick Leftridge
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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| Born: | April 14, 1944 Hinton, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | February 27, 2004 (aged 59) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Hinton (WV) | ||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 26 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Jack Richard Leftridge (April 14, 1944 – February 27, 2004) was an American football player. He played fullback for a single season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Leftridge was born in
African American to play football at WVU.[1]
- 1963: 79 carries for 393 yards and 5 TD. 10 catches for 89 yards and 2 TD.[2]
- 1964: 125 carries for 534 yards and 5 TD. 3 catches for 23 yards.
- 1965: 144 carries for 744 yards and 8 TD. 9 catches for 77 yards and one touchdown.
Leftridge was selected by the Steelers with the third overall selection of the first round of the
1966 NFL Draft.[3] He appeared in only four games in his professional career and his selection is considered by some as the worst draft pick in Steelers history.[4]
References
- ^ Loh, Stephanie (January 5, 2010). "Coach who integrated WVU football team dies". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ "Dick Leftridge Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ "Dick Leftridge (PFR bio)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "On the Steelers: Williams not the cornerback the Steelers need". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 24, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.