Jacob Leicht (August 2, 1919 – May 18, 1992) was an
American football
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halfback in the
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a major professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many ...
(AAFC) for the
Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It w ...
. He played college football at the
University of Oregon
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and was drafted in the tenth round of the
1946 NFL draft
The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed All-America Football Conference would sign away players ...
by the
Washington Redskins
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...
.
See also
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List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders
External links
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1919 births
1992 deaths
American football defensive backs
American football halfbacks
Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players
Oregon Ducks football players
People from Jamestown, North Dakota
20th-century American sportsmen
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