Leo Riggs

Rex Leo Riggs (September 11, 1923 – June 14, 1995) was an American football player. He played college football at USC and was the seventh player selected in the 1946 NFL draft.

Leo Riggs

Leo Riggs, circa 1941
USC Trojans
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1923-09-11)September 11, 1923
Died:	June 14, 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 71)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College	USC (1942, 1946)
High school	Bell (CA)

Early years

Riggs was born in Maywood, California, in 1923. He was the son of Hiram Riggs and Alice Simkins.^[1] He attended Bell High School in Bell, California.^[2] He was selected as an all-Southern California prep halfback while at Bell High.^[3] He was teammates at Bell with John Ferraro.^[4]

Football and military service

Riggs played college football as a triple-threat quarterback for the Trojans in 1942 and 1946.^[2][5] After the 1942 season, USC coach Jeff Cravath rated Riggs as "the best frosh prospect he had ever seen, bar none."^[6] He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945.^[1] He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 1946 NFL draft.^[2]

Later years

Riggs worked for 15 years as a customer service representative for Mauer and Elliott. He was married to Mary Alice Riggs and had four sons and four daughters. He died in Indio, California, in 1995 at age 71.^[1]