As a rookie with the Vikings in 1971 Hayden played almost exclusively on special teams and did not have a single rushing attempt.[1] Hayden later acknowledged that his play was impacted by drug use, and he was cut by the Vikings after one season.[1] Hayden later said "I knew there were still people on the team I was better than, but I look back on those years of addiction that, because you’re a junkie, there’s no more vile person in the world than a junkie. The reason they call it dope is because it turns you into one.”[1] He signed with the Cardinals, and spent the 1972 and 1973 seasons with them, but his drug use got worse and he played little and was released after the 1973 season.[1] Hayden signed with the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in March 1974.[2] But during the Fire's training camp in June he was arrested on a bad check warrant.[3][4]
After his football career ended, Hayden founded the "National Center for Violence Interruption," a program designed to prevent urban violence. As of 2021, Hayden was director of the inmates re-entry program for New Orleans Parish Louisiana.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeTomasson, Chris (April 23, 1971). "A Vikings draft bust, drug addict and prison inmate, Leo Hayden turned his life around". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
^"WFL dream built Fire under Origer". Miami Herald. March 5, 1974. p. 7-D. Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via newspapers.com.
^"FBI arrests St. Louis' back". Cumberland News. June 13, 1974. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via newspapers.com.
^"Hayden out on bond". Journal Herald. June 14, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via newspapers.com.
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hayden, leophus, hayden, born, june, 1948, former, national, football, league, running, back, played, from, 1971, 1973, minnesota, vikings, louis, cardinals, attended, ohio, state, vikings, first, round, draft, pick, 1971, draft, 32position, running, backperso. Leophus Leo Hayden Sr born June 2 1948 is a former National Football League NFL running back who played from 1971 to 1973 for the Minnesota Vikings and St Louis Cardinals He attended Ohio State and was the Vikings first round draft pick in the 1971 NFL Draft Leo HaydenNo 44 32Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1948 06 02 June 2 1948 age 75 Louisville Kentucky U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 210 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh school Roosevelt Dayton Ohio College Ohio StateNFL Draft 1971 Round 1 Pick 24Career historyMinnesota Vikings 1971 St Louis Cardinals 1972 1973 Chicago Fire 1974 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsRushing attempts 8Rushing yards 11Rushing touchdowns 1Receptions 1Receiving yards 17Receiving touchdowns 0Player stats at NFL com PFRAs a rookie with the Vikings in 1971 Hayden played almost exclusively on special teams and did not have a single rushing attempt 1 Hayden later acknowledged that his play was impacted by drug use and he was cut by the Vikings after one season 1 Hayden later said I knew there were still people on the team I was better than but I look back on those years of addiction that because you re a junkie there s no more vile person in the world than a junkie The reason they call it dope is because it turns you into one 1 He signed with the Cardinals and spent the 1972 and 1973 seasons with them but his drug use got worse and he played little and was released after the 1973 season 1 Hayden signed with the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in March 1974 2 But during the Fire s training camp in June he was arrested on a bad check warrant 3 4 After his football career ended Hayden founded the National Center for Violence Interruption a program designed to prevent urban violence As of 2021 Hayden was director of the inmates re entry program for New Orleans Parish Louisiana 1 References edit a b c d e Tomasson Chris April 23 1971 A Vikings draft bust drug addict and prison inmate Leo Hayden turned his life around Pioneer Press Retrieved 2022 09 03 WFL dream built Fire under Origer Miami Herald March 5 1974 p 7 D Retrieved 2022 09 03 via newspapers com FBI arrests St Louis back Cumberland News June 13 1974 p 42 Retrieved 2022 09 03 via newspapers com Hayden out on bond Journal Herald June 14 1974 p 18 Retrieved 2022 09 03 via newspapers com Database Football nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Louisville related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo Hayden amp oldid 1184795560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
