Leon Bramlett
| Leon Bramlett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr. September 17, 1923 |
| Died | October 19, 2015 (aged 92) Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Farmer; businessman; politician |
| Political party | Republican nominee for Governor of Mississippi (1983) |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia McGehee Bramlett (m. 1947; d. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Leon Crow "Lee" Bramlett, Jr. (September 17, 1923 – October 19, 2015) was a farmer and businessman from Clarksdale, Mississippi, who was a 1944–1945 All-American football player at the United States Naval Academy and the 1983 Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi.
Bramlett was born on September 17, 1923. He was the son of Leon Bramlett, Sr. (1899–1957), a native of Lyon near Clarksdale in Coahoma County, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford in 1941 and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1942. He graduated in 1947 from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He played football at all three institutions. In 1944 and 1945, he was an All American player for the Navy Midshipmen. He also lettered in boxing and was a heavyweight champion in 1944 and 1945. In 1944, he led the Midshipmen in pass receptions with 10 catches for 145 yards. Forty-four years later in 1988, Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Bramlett played in 1945 against another future Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Doc Blanchard, a member of the team at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Army defeated Navy 32–13 in the game. From 1948 to 1949, Bramlett coached the Naval Academy football team.
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