Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#74|Leon Davis Defensive Tackle
Retired (1972, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-28-2008) Potential A+
Age at Death 71 Born 06-26-1936 in Lockport, IL
Drafted Round 7, Pick 147 (1960) Experience 13 Years (249 Wks)
College East Minnesota State University, 1958 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching C- Pass Cover D+ Kick Power
Throw Acc Pass Blocking Run Cover B- Kick Acc
Carrying D+ Run Blocking Tackling Kick Return
        Pursuit    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed Stamina D+ Execution C+ Agility C+
Strength Health Aggressiveness C- Hands C+
Jumping D+     Attitude C+ Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB C DT B- SS K GUN
WR G D+ DE C+ FS C- P D- KR
HB/TB T C- ILB C+ CB C- LS KRB D+
FB D+ TE OLB C+ H D+ HT KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1960 COL 16 16 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1961 COL 13 13 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1962 COL 16 16 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1963 COL 16 16 0 0 0 7.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1964 COL 16 16 0 0 0 9.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1965 COL 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1966 COL 16 16 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 COL 16 16 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1968 COL 15 15 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1969 COL 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1970 COL 14 14 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   170 170 0 0 0 54.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 11

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1973Leon Davis has retired from football.
08-09-1971The Colorado Dimebags have moved Hugh Williams, Maury Roepke, Al Greene, Freddie Doig, Jim Feldhaus, and Raleigh Byrd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Livers, Ralph Gilliam, Mark Hickman, Frank Sweeney, Mike Adkins, and Leon Warner to the inactive roster.
08-09-1971The Colorado Dimebags have waived Leon Davis.
12-20-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Erik Frank, Louis Ottis, Ron Compton, and Larry Barwegan to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Tillman, Leon Davis, Bobby Brace, and Dean Robinson to the inactive roster.
09-06-1970The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bobby Brace, Mike Tillman, Ralph Gilliam, Napoleon Brown, Mark Hickman, Leon Davis, Howard Thomas, Mike Adkins, and Leon Warner to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Andy Caldwell, David Seymour, Anthony Moten, Bill Flanigan, Bill Bradley, Speedy Bean, Chris Watson, Larry Barwegan, and Bob DeLong to the inactive roster.
08-16-1970The Colorado Dimebags have removed Leon Davis from the trade block.
05-03-1970The Colorado Dimebags have placed Leon Davis on the trade block.
12-28-1969The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Eric Robertson, Ralph Gilliam, Jerry Luke, George McNeil, Robert Niccolai, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ira Morgan, Bobby Brace, Mike Tillman, Dan Howell, James Geyer, Dwight Famiglietti, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Mark Hickman, Allen Moreno, Leon Davis, and Mark Simmons to the inactive roster.
09-01-1969The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ira Morgan, Bobby Brace, Mike Tillman, Dan Howell, James Geyer, Dwight Famiglietti, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Mark Hickman, Allen Moreno, Leon Davis, Mark Simmons, and Mickey Kent to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Kris Stukes, Chris Allison, Jerry Luke, Dewayne Watson, Marlin Briscoe, Derrick Bingaman, Zack Martin, Wendell Clark, George McNeil, Bob DeLong, and Ed Carrell to the inactive roster.
01-19-1969The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chris Allison, Eric Robertson, George McNeil, Louis Ottis, Derrick Bingaman, and Zack Martin to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Mike Tillman, Dan Howell, Ira Morgan, Leon Davis, Kerry Mersereau, Dwight Famiglietti, James Geyer, Mickey Kent, and Allen Moreno to the inactive roster.
12-30-1968The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dan Hinton, Mike Livers, Bobby Brace, Mike Tillman, Sean LaPorta, Dan Howell, Dwight Famiglietti, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Allen Moreno, Leon Davis, Mike Adkins, Mickey Kent, and James Kempton to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Eric Robertson, Chris Allison, Anthony Moten, Derrick Bingaman, Zack Martin, Robert Petchel, and George McNeil to the inactive roster.
12-23-1968The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chris Allison, Ralph Gilliam, Marlin Briscoe, Derrick Bingaman, Ron Compton, Zack Martin, Leon Nielson, Robert Petchel, and George McNeil to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dan Hinton, Mike Livers, Bobby Brace, Mike Tillman, Sean LaPorta, Dan Howell, Dwight Famiglietti, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Allen Moreno, Leon Davis, Mike Adkins, Mickey Kent, and James Kempton to the inactive roster.
09-01-1968The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ira Morgan, Bobby Brace, Mal Kab, Mike Tillman, Dan Howell, James Geyer, Joe Gramatica, Kerry Mersereau, Ronald "RoJo" Johnson, Allen Moreno, Leon Davis, and Mickey Kent to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Louis Ottis, Chris Allison, Derrick Bingaman, Ron Compton, Mark Hickman, Zack Martin, and George McNeil to the inactive roster.
12-31-1967The Colorado Dimebags have moved Kerry Mersereau, Allen Moreno, and Leon Davis to the inactive roster.
09-03-1967The Colorado Dimebags have moved Emanuel Barnes, Ira Morgan, Morris Weatherington, Butch Milstead, Leon Davis, Kerry Mersereau, Al Shonta, Mal Kab, Mickey Kent, Allen Moreno, and John Kline to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack Volek, Joe Price, Rudy Nason, Mark Hickman, Louis Ottis, Zack Martin, and Larry Barwegan to the inactive roster.
08-07-1967The Colorado Dimebags have removed Leon Davis from the trade block.
08-07-1967The Colorado Dimebags have moved Irv Nason, Howard Thomas, Frank Sikora, Joe Winterheimer, Craig Benirschke, and Ron Compton to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Davis, Sam Nix, and Allen Moreno to the inactive roster.
08-22-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Davis to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dick Tomberlin to the inactive roster.
05-01-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Pat Epperson to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Kerry Mersereau, Greg Townsend Jr, Dick Tomberlin, Leon Davis, Butch Milstead, and Mickey Kent to the inactive roster.
05-01-1966The Colorado Dimebags have placed Leon Davis on the trade block.
08-26-1962Leon Davis of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 3 days.
11-19-1961The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Davis to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ray Terry to the inactive roster.
11-06-1961The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dan Briscoe to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Leon Davis to the inactive roster.
11-05-1961Leon Davis of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 21 days.