Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

1953 Bowman football card
No. 14
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1930-01-07)January 7, 1930
Place of birth:	San Rafael, California
Date of death:	April 1, 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 85)
Place of death:
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:	168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school:	Oakdale (CA)
College:	Pacific
NFL Draft:	1950 / Round: 10 / Pick: 123
Career history
Washington Redskins (1952–1953) Calgary Stampeders (1954) Washington Redskins (1955–1959) Dallas Cowboys (1960–1963)
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl (1955, 1957, 1958, 1962) NFL Rookie of the Year (1952) 80 Greatest Redskins Washington Redskins Ring of Fame All-American (1949)
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 1,796 Pass completions: 898 Percentage: 50.0 TD–INT: 104–141 Passing Yards: 13,399 Passer rating: 61.4 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Edward Wayne LeBaron, Jr. (January 7, 1930 – April 1, 2015) was an American football quarterback in the 1950s and early 1960s in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the College of the Pacific. He also was an executive vice president of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.

Born in San Rafael, California, LeBaron graduated from Oakdale High School in Oakdale, northeast of Modesto.

LeBaron enrolled at the College of the Pacific (now the University of the Pacific) in as a 16-year-old. He played college football for the Tigers under Amos Alonzo Stagg and Larry Siemering from 1946 to 1949, lettering all four years and achieving All-American honors as a senior. The Tigers registered an undefeated season (11–0) in 1949, led the nation in total offense (502.9 yards a game), and set an NCAA single-season record of 575 points. LeBaron was a two-way, 60-minute player, as a quarterback on offense, safety on defense, and punter on special teams. He also played one year of baseball for the Tigers as a catcher.