Leon Bright
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Born: | Starke, Florida, U.S. | May 19, 1955
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | RB |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
College | Florida State |
High school | Merritt Island |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1980 | BC Lions (CFL) |
1981–1983 | New York Giants |
1984–1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1977 |
CFL West All-Star | 1977 |
Awards | 1977 - Most Outstanding Rookie |
Career stats | |
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Leon "Pop" Bright, Jr. (born May 19, 1955 in Starke, Florida) is a former Gridiron football player in the Canadian Football League for four years and in the National Football League for five years.
He played Jr high school ball at Thomas Jefferson Jr High,
He played college football at Florida State University where he still holds the record for most yards on a kickoff return, which resulted in a touchdown.[2]
From 1977-1980, Bright played
He also played for the New York Giants from 1981–1983, serving as the team's primary punt returner. He was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1984-1985.
Bright was selected to the Lions' 2004 50th Anniversary Dream Team. In 2006, he was the head coach for the
Leon also runs the Leon Bright Charitable Foundation. His foundation works with underprivileged kids and families.
He is the eldest of 10 children and also the eldest of 23 paternal grandchildren. Bright and wife, Tammy, currently reside in
See also
- History of the New York Giants (1979-1993)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- Leader-Post(March 18, 1981).
- Star-Phoenix(December 19, 1981).