Jeff Leiding

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Date of birth:

October 28, 1961

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Date of death:

July 13, 2014 (aged 52)

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Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

232 lb (105 kg)

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NFL Draft:

1984 / Round: 5 / Pick: 129

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Jeffrey James Leiding (October 28, 1961 - July 13, 2014) was an American football linebacker who played two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas. Leiding first enrolled at Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City, Missouri before transferring to Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[1]^[2] He was a consensus All-American in 1983.^[3] He was also a member of the San Antonio Gunslingers. He died of a heart attack on July 13, 2014.^[4]

References

↑ Lewis, Barry (July 18, 2014). "Services set for former Union football standout Jeff Leiding". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "JEFF LEIDING". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
↑ "Texas loses another legend: Longhorn linebacker Jeff Leiding passes". barkingcarnival.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

1983 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Steve Young RB Mike Rozier RB Bo Jackson RB Greg Allen RB Napoleon McCallum WR Irving Fryar TE Gordon Hudson OL Bill Fralic OL Terry Long OL Dean Steinkuhler OL Doug Dawson C Tony Slaton

Defense	DL Rick Bryan DL Reggie White DL William Perry DL William Fuller LB Ricky Hunley LB Wilber Marshall LB Ron Rivera LB Jeff Leiding DB Russell Carter DB Jerry Gray DB Terry Hoage DB Don Rogers

Special teams	PK Luis Zendejas P Jack Weil

St. Louis Cardinals 1984 NFL draft selections

Clyde Duncan Doug Dawson Rick McIvor Martin Bayless Jeff Leiding John Goode Rod Clark Quentin Walker Niko Noga Bob Paulling John Walker Mark Smythe Kyle Mackey Paul Parker Mike Ruether (supp.) Derek Kennard (supp.) Tim Riordan (supp.)

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