Walker Leach
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback/End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1907–1908) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 22, 1888 |
| Place of birth | Virginia |
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Place of death | Tennessee |
| 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.[1] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[2]
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.[3] That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[4] The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.
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