John Walker Leach (July 22, 1888 – January 2, 1944) was a college football player.

Walker Leach
Tennessee Volunteers
PositionHalfback/End
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1888-07-22)July 22, 1888
Virginia, U.S.
Died:January 2, 1944(1944-01-02) (aged 55)
Tennessee, U.S.
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1905–1908)
Career highlights and awards

University of Tennessee

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He was a prominent, halfback, end and kicker for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. At Tennessee, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was once appointed alumni member of the Tennessee Athletic Council.[1] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[2]

1907

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Leach played at end in 1907.

1908

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Leach was captain of the school's 1908 team which was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[3] That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[4] The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1910). "Tennessee". The Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 30 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969 – via Google News.
  3. ^ Fields, Bud; Bertucci, Bob (1982). Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. p. 34. ISBN 9780880110716 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75 – via Archive.org.