Walker Leach

John Walker Leach (July 22, 1888 – January 2, 1944) was a college football player.

Walker Leach
Tennessee Volunteers
PositionHalfback/End
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1907–1908)
Personal information
Born:(1888-07-22)July 22, 1888
Virginia
Died:January 2, 1944(1944-01-02) (aged 55)
Tennessee
Career highlights and awards

University of Tennessee

He was a prominent, halfback, end and kicker for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. At Tennessee, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was once appointed alumni member of the Tennessee Athletic Council.[1] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[2]

1907

Leach played at end in 1907.

1908

Leach was captain of the school's 1908 team which was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[3] That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[4] The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.

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See also

References
  1. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1910). "Tennessee". The Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 30.
  2. "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
  3. Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football. 1982. p. 34.
  4. Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
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