Leo Carroll (American football)

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Leo Carroll
No. 81, 89
Date of birth (1944-02-16) February 16, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Alhambra, California
Date of death(2016-01-30)January 30, 2016
Career information
Position(s) Defensive end
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight280 lb (130 kg)
US college San Diego State
Glendale Community College
Tulsa
NFL draft 1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
(By the Atlanta Falcons)
Career history
As player
1968 Green Bay Packers
1969–1970 Washington Redskins
Career stats

Leo Henry Carroll (born February 16, 1944) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa, San Diego State University and Glendale Community College. Carroll was drafted in the second round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons [1]

Leo was the owner of Carroll's Brake Service in Alhambra, CA, as was his father before him, and now his sons. He graduated from Emery Park Elementary in Alhambra in 1958 and Alhambra High School in 1962.

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References

  1. "Leo Carroll Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .