Leon Bright
Leon Bright 
Full Name:  Leon Bright, Jr.
   School:  Merritt Island High School in Merritt Island, Florida


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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1974  35  RB      5-9  175  Fr   *   Merritt Island              
1975  35  HB      5-9  185  So   *   Merritt Island              
1976  35  TB      5-9  175  Jr   *   Merritt Island


Conference Awards
Football
Year  Award
1974  All-South Independent - Honorable Mention
1975  All-South Independent - Honorable Mention


FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1974  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  4 |  24
1975  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  3 |  18
1976     |   0   0   0  0.0-    |  0.0-    |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   21 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  7 |  42

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1974  11 |  61  296  4.9  2 16  |  12  201 16.8  1 55t |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |  22  499 22.7  1 100t |   3   35 11.7  0  34  | 1031
1975  10 | 162  675  4.2  3 30  |  13  173 13.3  0 61  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   4  140 35.0  0  54  |   2    7  3.5  0   4  |  995
1976     |        0  0.0        |           0.0        |    -    -                |           0.0         |           0.0         |     
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   21 | 223  971  4.4  5 30  |  25  374 15.0  1 61  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |  26  639 24.6  1 100t |   5   42  8.4  0  34  | 2026
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1974                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 14 Pittsburgh           |  1           
Sep 21 Colorado State       |  1           
Sep 28 Kansas               |  1           
Oct  5 Baylor               |  1           
Oct 12 Alabama              |  1           
Oct 19 Florida              |  1           
Oct 26 Auburn               |  1           
Nov  2 Memphis State        |  1           
Nov  8 Miami                |  1  RB       
Nov 16 Virginia Tech        |  1  RB       
Nov 23 Houston              |  1  RB       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 11   3    0

                            |      Starts
1975                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 13 Texas Tech           |  1  HB       
Sep 20 Utah State           |  1  HB       
Sep 27 Iowa State           |  1  HB       
Oct  4 Georgia Tech         |  1  HB       
Oct 11 Virginia Tech        |  1  HB       
Oct 18 Florida              |  1           
Oct 25 Auburn               |  1  HB       
Nov  1 Clemson              |  1  HB       
Nov  8 Memphis State        |  1  HB       
Nov 15 Miami                |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10   8    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 21  11    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1974                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 14 Pittsburgh           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 21 Colorado State       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 28 Kansas               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct  5 Baylor               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 12 Alabama              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 19 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  2 Memphis State        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  8 Miami                |   0   1   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 16 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
Nov 23 Houston              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   1   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  4 |  24

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1975                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 13 Texas Tech           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Sep 20 Utah State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 27 Iowa State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  4 Georgia Tech         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 11 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 18 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 25 Auburn               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov  1 Clemson              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov  8 Memphis State        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  3 |  18


                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1974                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 14 Pittsburgh           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   3   51 17.0  0      |   1    1  1.0  0      |   52
Sep 21 Colorado State       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   2   25 12.5  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   25
Sep 28 Kansas               |   5   30  6.0  1 14  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   2   30 15.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   60
Oct  5 Baylor               |   4   26  6.5  0 11  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   2   44 22.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   70
Oct 12 Alabama              |   1    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   3   51 17.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   51
Oct 19 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   3   58 19.3  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   58
Nov  2 Memphis State        |   3   23  7.7  0 16  |   4   56 14.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   1   21 21.0  0  21  |   0    0  0.0  0      |  100
Nov  8 Miami                |  22  105  4.8  1 14  |   3   43 14.3  0 34  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  148
Nov 16 Virginia Tech        |  10   50  5.0  0     |   2   72 36.0  1     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   4  184 46.0  1      |   1   34 34.0  0      |  340
Nov 23 Houston              |  16   62  3.9  0     |   3   30 10.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   2   35 17.5  0      |   1    0  0.0  0      |  127
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |  61  296  4.9  2 16  |  12  201 16.8  1 34  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |  22  499 22.7  1  21  |   3   35 11.7  0      | 1031

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1975                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 13 Texas Tech           |  20  102  5.1  1 20  |   1    5  5.0  0  5  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  107
Sep 20 Utah State           |  30  138  4.6  0 30  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   1   15 15.0  0  15  |   0    0  0.0  0      |  153
Sep 27 Iowa State           |  15   71  4.7  0 15  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   71
Oct  4 Georgia Tech         |  11   35  3.2  0 10  |   5   56 11.2  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1    3  3.0  0    3 |   94
Oct 11 Virginia Tech        |  21   92  4.4  0 17  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   92
Oct 18 Florida              |  13   62  4.8  0  9  |   1    2  2.0  0  2  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   64
Oct 25 Auburn               |  26   79  3.0  1 11  |   4   42 10.5  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   2   71 35.5  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  192
Nov  1 Clemson              |  15   75  5.0  1 11  |   1   61 61.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1    4  4.0  0    4 |  140
Nov  8 Memphis State        |  11   21  1.9  0  8  |   1    7  7.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   1   54 54.0  0  54  |   0    0  0.0  0      |   82
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         | 162  675  4.2  3 30  |  13  173 13.3  0  5  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   4  140 35.0  0  54  |   2    7  3.5  0    4 |  995


Pro Career
Football
Height: 5-9   Weight: 192
Drafted: 1981, Free Agent, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, RB    
Debut: September 6, 1981

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1981  NYG    New York Giants                     45      RB-PR-KR
1982  NYG    New York Giants                     45      RB-PR-KR
1983  NYG    New York Giants                     45      RB-PR-KR
1984  TB     Tampa Bay Buccaneers                29      PR-KR
1985  TB     Tampa Bay Buccaneers                29      PR-KR


Pro Statistics
Football
Offensive Statistics
Year Team  GP  GS   Rush   Yds   Avg Long  TD    Rec  Yds  Avg Long  TD   Fum
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1981 NYG   15   1     51   197   3.9  25    2     28  291 10.4  36    0     3
1982 NYG    8   0      1     5   5.0   5    0      2   19  9.5  13    0     0
1983 NYG    7   0      1     2   2.0   2    0      2   33 16.5  19    0     2
1984 TB    12   0      0     0   0.0   0    0      0    0  0.0   0    0     2
1985 TB     8   0      0     0   0.0   0    0      0    0  0.0   0    0     4
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5 Years    50   1     53   204   3.8  25    2     32  343 10.7  36    0    11

Special Teams Statistics
Year Team  GP    PR  Yds  Avg Long TD    KR  Yds  Avg Long TD
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1981 NYG   15    52  410  7.9  55   0    25  481 19.2  41   0
1982 NYG    8    37  325  8.8  33   0     4   72 18.0  20   0
1983 NYG    7    17  117  6.9  20   0    21  475 22.6  36   0
1984 TB    12    23  173  7.5  21   0    16  303 18.9  33   0
1985 TB     8    12  124 10.3  29   0    11  213 19.4  47   0
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5 Years    50   141 1149  8.1  55   0    77 1544 20.1  47   0