Leo Hart
Marion Leo Hart (born March 3, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected in the third round of the 1971 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills. "Leo Hart stands as one of the most decorated football players in Duke History. The strong armed quarterback virtually re-wrote the Duke and ACC record books during his playing days with the Blue Devils."[1]
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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| Born: | March 3, 1949 Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Grainger (Rutledge, Tennessee) | ||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
In 1988 Hart was inducted into Duke Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Hart was inducted into the Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2008 he became a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Early career edit
Hart went to Grainger High School in Kinston, North Carolina. He played college football at Duke University, where he was a three time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection 1968-1970. He was selected as a Duke most valuable player 1969-1970 (as a junior and as a senior). While at Duke, Hart passed for a record 6,116 yards and held an ACC record 487 pass completions. At Duke Leo was a member of Phi Delt fraternity.[4]
NFL career edit
Hart's NFL Career Stats[5]
Post career edit
Leo Hart and Dr. Frank Bassett were two pivotal players in spearheading the Duke Football Campaign, which was the fund-raising effort for the Yoh Football Center. Over half of all donations (approximately $8 million) that made the building possible came from former Blue Devil football players. This $22 million complex opened in August 2002.[6]
Personal life edit
Leo is married to Glenda Brodrick Hart.
References edit
- ^ "M. Leo Hart". 14 December 2005.
- ^ "Duke Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "M. Leo Hart". 14 December 2005.
- ^ "Leo Hart Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ http://www.campusdestinations.com/duke/destination/113/Yoh-Football-Complex