Cecil Leonard

Cecil Leonard
No. 28, 32
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	July 20, 1946; Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	August 5, 2020 (aged 74); Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sylacauga (AL) East Highland
College:	Tuskegee
NFL draft:	1969 / Round: 8 / Pick: 208
Career history
As a player:
	New York Jets (1969–1970); Birmingham Americans (1974);
As a coach:
	A. H. Parker HS (AL) (1973–1974); Hayes HS (AL) (1975–1979); A. H. Parker HS (AL) (1980–1992); Miles (1994–2000);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	154–124–1 (.554)
Postseason:	9–9 (.500)
Career:	163–133–1 (.551)
	Player stats at PFR

Cecil Leonard (July 20, 1946 – August 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the eighth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tuskegee University and attended East Highland High School in Sylacauga, Alabama.^[1] Leonard was also a member of the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League (WFL).

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