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Jeff Leiding

American football player (1961–2014) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeff Leiding
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Jeffrey James Leiding (October 28, 1961 – July 13, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL).

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Early life and college

Jeffrey James Leiding was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He was born on October 28, 1961.[1] He was a standout player at Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City as a sophomore and junior. When his father accepted a job at a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma prior to his senior year, Leiding finished his prep career at Union High School.[2] He chose to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.[3] He lettered for the Longhorns from 1980 to 1983, earning consensus All-American honors as a senior.[1][4]

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Professional career

Leiding was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round, with the 129th overall pick, of the 1984 NFL draft.[5] He was also a territorial selection of the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1984.[1] He signed with the Cardinals on July 16 but did not make the team, being released on August 27, 1984.[6][2] He then played in ten games for the Gunslingers during the 1985 USFL season.[1][7]

Leiding signed with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts on May 12, 1986. He was released on August 26 but later re-signed on September 30, 1986.[6] He played in 12 games for the Colts in 1986 and recorded one safety.[8] He was released the next year on August 19, 1987.[6] On September 23, Leiding rejoined the Colts as a replacement player during the 1987 NFLPA strike.[6] He was retained after the strike ended.[6] Overall, he appeared in nine games, starting three, and totaled one safety and one sack that season before being placed on injured reserve on December 1, 1987.[8][6] He was placed on the physically unable to perform list on July 17, 1988.[6] Leiding became a free agent after the 1988 season.[6]

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Death

Leiding died of a heart attack on July 13, 2014, in St. Louis, Missouri.[9][1]

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