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LEON BURTON

Burton, Walter Leon
Height: 5-9 Weight: 172
Born: March 13, 1935 Flint, MI
Died: October 7, 2022 Las Vegas, NV
High School: Northern (Flint, MI)

Year	College	Status
1955	Arizona State	Lettered
1956	Arizona State	Lettered
1957	Arizona State	Lettered
1958	Arizona State	Lettered

Draft: 8th round (87th overall) 1958 San Francisco 49ers

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	24	HB	14	2
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL	30	HB
1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL	30	OHB	9
1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL	30	HB
1964 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1964 GR UFL		RB
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA		HB
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			14	2

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/28/1958	1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL
Signed		1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL
Released	8/25/1959	1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL
Signed		1960 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1960 TOR IRFU
Released		1960 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1960 TOR IRFU
Signed	8/23/1960	1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL
Free Agent	5/1/1961	1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL
Signed	7/10/1961	1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL
Released	8/19/1961	1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL
Signed		1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL
Free Agent		1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL
Signed		1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL
Released	8/29/1963	1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL
Signed		1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL
Free Agent		1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA

AWARDS
1961 Official All-UFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	3	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	18
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL	11	0			0		-	0			-	0	66
1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL	3	0			0		-	0			-	0	18
1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL	4	0			-	-	-	0			-	0	24
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA	7	0			-	-	-	0			-	0	42
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	18

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	16	119	7.4	30	1		0
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL	92	737	8.0		8
1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL					1
1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL					4
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA	40	270	6.8		2
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	16	119	7.4	30	1		0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL		3		8	2.7	8	0		0	0
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL		10		108	10.8		1
1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL							2
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA		6		135	22.5		3
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		3		8	2.7	8	0		0	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	12		93	7.8	21	0		0
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL	8		138	17.3		1
1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL	12		68	5.7	10	0	0	0
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA	8		83	10.4		1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	12		93	7.8	21	0		0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	31		891	28.7	101t	2
1961 Grand Rapids Shamrocks (UFL)1961 GR UFL	8		256	32.0		1
1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1962 GR UFL	12		276	23.0		0
1963 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL)1963 GR UFL	17		464	27.3	47	0
1965 Grand Rapids Blazers (PFLA)1965 GR PFLA	9		259	28.8		1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	31		891	28.7	101t	2

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL	6						0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6						0

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