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Milton Leathers

Leonidus Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr. (December 16, 1908 – March 3, 2000) was an American college football player.

Early years

L. Milton Leathers was born to Leonidus Milton Leathers, Sr. and Lottie Honea in Winder, Georgia. He was a resident of Athens, Georgia ever since he was 1 year of age. As an athlete at Athens High School he was the only one to letter in all four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track.

University of Georgia

"Red" Leathers was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.

1929

He was a part of the team which beat Yale at Sanford Stadium in the school's first trip south on October 12, 1929. The other guard was also called "Red"&ndash;Ralph Maddox. On that game he said "I doubt they <nowiki>[Yale]</nowiki> have ever come to the South to play football. I'd bet as far south as they had gone before was Philadelphia."

1930 and 1931

He was selected All-Southern in 1930 and 1931. In 1931 he was selected a second-team All-American by the International News Service.

Professional football

Leathers played for a short time with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in 1933.

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