Jump to content

Bill Leeka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jweiss11 (talk | contribs) at 00:20, 30 January 2020 (rem obvious nickname from lead, cleanup). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Bill Leeka
Leeka, c. 1958
UCLA Bruins
PositionTackle
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born: (1938-01-18) January 18, 1938 (age 86)
Los Angeles, California
Career history
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles (1956–1958)
Career highlights and awards

William Francis Leeka (born January 18, 1938) is a former American football player. He played college football at the tackle position for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1956 to 1958. He was selected by Time magazine as a first-team end on its 1958 College Football All-America Team.[1] He also received All-Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) honors in both 1957 and 1958.[2] He only played a half season in 1958 due to PCC penalties.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Time All America Teams". Time, Inc.
  2. ^ "All-Conference Teams" (PDF). Pacific-10 Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Leeka Receives Lineman Honors". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 22, 1958. p. 6.