| Tennessee Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback/End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1888-07-22)July 22, 1888 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died: | January 2, 1944(1944-01-02) (aged 55) Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1905–1908) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
John Walker Leach (July 22, 1888 – January 2, 1944) was a college football player.
University of Tennessee
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. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.
1907
Leach played at end in 1907.
1908
Leach was captain of the school's 1908 team which was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point. That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie." The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.
See also
References
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1910). "Tennessee". The Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 30 – via Google Books.
- "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969 – via Google News.
- Fields, Bud; Bertucci, Bob (1982). Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. p. 34. ISBN 9780880110716 – via Google Books.
- Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75 – via Archive.org.
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