Walker Leach
American football player (1888–1944)
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John Walker Leach (July 22, 1888 – January 2, 1944) was a college football player.
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] In 1915, John Heisman selected his 30 greatest Southern football players. Leach was the only selection from Tennessee.[3]
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.[4] That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[5] The team included College Football Hall of Fame guard Nathan Dougherty.
