Milton Leathers
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Position | Guard |
Class | Graduate |
Career history | |
College | Georgia (1929–1931) |
High school | Athens |
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Date of birth | December 16, 1908 |
Place of birth | Winder, Georgia |
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Place of death | Athens, Georgia |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Leonidus Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr. (December 16, 1908 – March 3, 2000) was a college football player.
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Early years
L. Milton Leathers was born to Leonidus Milton Leathers, Sr. and Lottie Honea in Winder, Georgia. He was a resident of Athens, Georgia ever since he was 1 year of age.[1] As an athlete at Athens High School he was the only one to letter in all four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track.[1]
University of Georgia
"Red" Leathers was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.[2]
1929
He was a part of the team which beat Yale at Sanford Stadium in the school's first trip south on October 12, 1929.[1] The other guard was also called "Red"–Ralph Maddox. On that game he said "I doubt they [Yale] have ever come to the South to play football. I'd bet as far south as they had gone before was Philadelphia."[3]
1930 and 1931
He was selected All-Southern in 1930 and 1931.[4] In 1931 he was selected a second-team All-American by the International News Service.[5]
Professional football
Leathers played for a short time with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in 1933.[6]
References
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