Len Levy
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| Position: | Guard | ||
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| Date of birth: | February 19, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Date of death: | February 9, 1999 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Minneapolis (MN) West | ||
| College: | Minnesota | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 4 / Pick: 27 | ||
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Leonard Bernard "Butch / Len" Levy (February 19, 1921 – February 9, 1999) was an American professional athlete. The 1941 NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion and 1942 AAU champion, he was selected by the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round of the 1942 NFL Draft. He instead enlisted in the United States Navy and played for one of that branch's organized military service teams, the Great Lakes Bluejackets.
Following his discharge from the Navy, Levy played two seasons for the NFL's Rams, winning the NFL Championship in 1945. He then played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1947 to 1948, earning First Team All-AAFC honors in the latter year — his final season of professional football.
Following his football career, Levy was a professional wrestler in the American Wrestling Association (AWA).
Levy was born to Abraham Levy and Rose Shapiro on February 19, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Butch's grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Russia.
Levy attended West High School in Minneapolis, where he won a total of twelve letters in wrestling, football, baseball and hockey. He was the 1937 and 1938 Minnesota high school and Northwest AAU heavyweight wrestling champion.
Levy played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1939 to 1941. The Gophers won the national championship in 1940 and 1941, finishing with an 8-0 record both seasons while Levy earned All-American honors both years. He garnered AP All-Western Conference first team recognition his senior year in 1941. He was named to the Chicago College All-Star Game in 1942.
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