UCLA Bruins | |
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Position | Tackle |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Los Angeles, California | January 18, 1938
Career history | |
College | University of California, Los Angeles (1956–1958) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Francis Leeka (born January 18, 1938) is a former American football player.
Leeka was born in 1938 in Los Angeles County, California, and attended Alhambra High School.[1]
He played college football at the tackle position for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1956 to 1958. He was selected by Time magazine as a first-team end on its 1958 All-America college football team.[2] He also received All-Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) honors in both 1957 and 1958.[3][4] He only played a half season in 1958 due to PCC penalties.[5]
He played professional football in 1965 and 1966 for the Hartford Charter Oaks of the Continental Football League.[1]