Leonard Burton

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Leonard Burton
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1964-06-18) June 18, 1964 (age 59)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Memphis (TN) Oakhaven
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 1986  / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Leonard Bernard Burton (born June 18, 1964) is a former American football center who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He was drafted by the Bills in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft. [1] He first enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College before transferring to University of South Carolina. Burton attended Oakhaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee. [2] He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns.

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References

  1. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. "LEN BURTON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.