Walker Leach
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| Position | Halfback/End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 22, 1888 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 1944 (aged 55) Tennessee, U.S. |
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| College | Tennessee (1905–1908) |
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John Walker Leach (July 22, 1888 – January 2, 1944) was a college football player.
University of Tennessee
[edit | edit source]He was a prominent, halfback, end and kicker for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. At Tennessee, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was once appointed alumni member of the Tennessee Athletic Council.[1] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[2] In 1915, John Heisman selected his 30 greatest Southern football players. Leach was the only selection from Tennessee.[3]
1907
[edit | edit source]Leach played at end in 1907.
1908
[edit | edit source]Leach was captain of the school's 1908 team which was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[4] That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[5] The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.
See also
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