31 Facts About Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron played as a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.

In 1960, Eddie LeBaron became the first starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, eventually splitting playing time with protege Don Meredith from the 1960 to 1963 seasons.

Eddie LeBaron was selected to four Pro Bowls during his NFL career.

Eddie LeBaron enrolled at the College of the Pacific in Stockton as a 16-year-old.

Eddie LeBaron played college football for the Tigers under Amos Alonzo Stagg and Larry Siemering from 1946 to 1949, lettering all four years and achieving All-American honors as a senior.

Eddie LeBaron was a two-way, 60-minute player, as a quarterback on offense, safety on defense, and punter on special teams.

Eddie LeBaron played one year of baseball for the Tigers as a catcher.

Eddie LeBaron left the school after re-writing many of the football records: career touchdowns, touchdowns in a season, longest punt, most yardage off interception returns in a game, most times leading the team in total offense.

Eddie LeBaron was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980, into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 and was a charter inductee into the Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in October 2010.

Eddie LeBaron was wounded twice and was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for heroism.

Eddie LeBaron was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1952.

In 2008, Eddie LeBaron was inducted into the US Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame.

Eddie LeBaron was selected by the Washington Redskins in the tenth round of the 1950 NFL draft, but had to leave training camp to perform military service during the Korean War.

Eddie LeBaron returned to the NFL in 1952 after a two-year commitment to the United States Marine Corps as a lieutenant, when he was discharged after being wounded in combat.

Eddie LeBaron replaced future hall of famer Sammy Baugh in the starting lineup after the fourth game and received All-Rookie honors at the end of the season.

Eddie LeBaron signed with the Calgary Stampeders along with his Redskins teammate Gene Brito, because his college coach Larry Siemering was named the team's head coach.

Eddie LeBaron registered 1,815 passing yards, 8 touchdowns and 24 interceptions during the season.

Eddie LeBaron decided to return to the NFL at the end of the year, after the team fired Siemering.

Eddie LeBaron announced his retirement to focus on his law practice at the end of the 1959 season.

Eddie LeBaron was the primary punter for his first three seasons with Washington.

Eddie LeBaron started 10 of 12 games in 1960, with rookie Don Meredith and Don Heinrich starting the other two.

Eddie LeBaron started 10 of 14 games in 1961, with Meredith starting the other four.

Eddie LeBaron only started five games in 1962, splitting time with Meredith.

Eddie LeBaron started the first game of the 1963 season, but was replaced permanently by Meredith for the rest of the season.

Eddie LeBaron retired at the end of 1963, after playing 12 seasons, throwing for 13,399 yards and 104 touchdowns and being selected for the Pro Bowl four times.

Eddie LeBaron is the shortest quarterback to ever be selected to the Pro Bowl.

Eddie LeBaron was known as an elusive scrambler and great ball-handler.

Eddie LeBaron became a football announcer for CBS Sports after his NFL career, and worked as an announcer from 1966 to 1971.

Eddie LeBaron was the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons from 1977 to 1982 and executive vice president from 1983 through 1985.

Eddie LeBaron was an avid golfer and continued to play golf in his retirement.

Eddie LeBaron died of natural causes on April 1,2015.