Leeland Anthony McElroy was born on June 25,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the National Football League for two seasons during the 1990s.
15 Facts About Leeland McElroy
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Leeland McElroy attended Central High School in Beaumont, and played high school football for the Beaumont Central Jaguars.
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Leeland McElroy played poorly and the Aggies lost a disappointing game.
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Leeland McElroy rushed for 1,122 yards and 1709 all-purpose yards that season, but completely missed two games and sat out parts of others as a result of injuries.
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Leeland McElroy was selected in second round in 1996 by the Arizona Cardinals at number thirty-two.
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Leeland McElroy has become somewhat of a cautionary tale against football players leaving school early.
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Aggie head Coach R C Slocum and others speculated that if McElroy had returned in 1996, he would have benefited from playing with a more prolific passer in Branndon Stewart and probably would have faced less eight-man defensive fronts.
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Leeland McElroy was a first-team selection on the Football Writers Association of America All-America team in 1994 and was a first-team Associated Press All-American all-purpose back in 1995.
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One of the fastest runners in college football history, Leeland McElroy set several NCAA records for kickoff returns in his career including most returns for a touchdown in one game and most returns for touchdowns in a single season.
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Leeland McElroy was a first-team selection on the Football Writers Association of America All-America team in 1994.
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The next week against New England, he had just 11 yards on eight carries, and against New Orleans in the fourth week of the season, Leeland McElroy was replaced in the lineup after gaining just five yards on four carries.
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LeShon Johnson took over the starting duties in week 5, and Leeland McElroy was relegated to backup and special teams.
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Leeland McElroy opened the season as the Cardinals' starting tailback and averaged 18 carries in the first five games.
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Leeland McElroy scored both his touchdowns that year in the first two games and after rushing for 281 yards in the first five games, he managed just 143 the rest of the year.
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Leeland McElroy played well, rushing 27 times for 121 yards and a touchdown in the preseason, but the Buccaneers were deep at running back and McElroy's specialty was kickoff returns, where Tampa already featured Reidel Anthony and Warrick Dunn.