Leon Burns
Running back, American football player
1942 –
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Who is Leon Burns?
Leon Keith Burns was an American football running back who played for two years in the National Football League. He played for the San Diego Chargers in 1971 and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972. He was drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at Long Beach State. He was elected to the 1970 College Football All-America Team by Pro Football Weekly and Newspaper Enterprise Association. Burns was shot to death on December 22, 1984 in an unsolved murder. In 1987, he was inducted to the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Sep 15, 1942
United States of America - Education
- California State University, Long Beach
- Died
- May 18, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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