Leon Neal
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| Born: | September 11, 1972 St. Paul, MN |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Washington |
| NFL draft | 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196 |
| Drafted by | Buffalo Bills |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1996–1997 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Career stats | |
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Leon Neal (born September 11, 1972) was a running back at the University of Washington. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1996 NFL Draft, but played for the Indianapolis Colts.
High school[]
Neal attended Paramount High School in Paramount, California.[1]
College[]
Neal played for the Washington Huskies from 1991 to 1995 for coaches Don James and Jim Lambright.[2] Neal and six teammates, "The Medford Seven," were severely injured in an automobile accident while travelling home to California during winter break in 1991.[3] Neal primarily served as a backup to Napoleon Kaufman, until starting his senior season in 1995.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2016209135_uwfb15.html
- ^ "Unselfish Neal Shows Class Despite Frustrating Career | the Seattle Times".
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- American football running backs
- Washington Huskies football players
- Indianapolis Colts players