Roosevelt Leaks
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 31, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brenham, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Brenham (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 5 / Pick: 105 | ||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 2,406 |
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| Rushing average: | 3.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 28 |
| Receiving yards: | 590 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 4 |
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Roosevelt Leaks, Jr. (born January 31, 1953) is a former All-American running back and 2005 inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first black All-American player in University of Texas history and went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills.
Born and raised in Brenham, Texas, between Houston and Austin, Leaks grew up on his family's farm, where they raised, among other things, cotton and corn. His father was a farmer and day laborer. Leaks was an all-state running back and linebacker for Brenham High School in 1969 and 1970, and a star hitter and outfielder for the baseball team and helped Brenham win its first state championship in that sport in 1970.
Heavily recruited, he had his mind set on the University of Houston, until he realized that the Cougars had three other running backs in his recruiting class. Instead he signed with his second choice, the University of Texas in Austin.
Leaks arrived at UT in 1971, only one year after the Longhorns football team had their first black letterman. Freshmen weren't eligible to play on the varsity until the following year, but he soon emerged as one of the country's top running backs.
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