Leon Searcy
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Leon Searcy | |
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Date of birth: | December 21, 1969 |
Place of birth: | Washington, D.C. |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Tackle |
College: | University of Miami |
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick 11 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1992-1995 1996-2000 2001 2002 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Jacksonville Jaguars Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins |
Career highlights and Awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 1999 |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Leon Searcy (born December 21, 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is an American football coach and former player.
Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002. He was drafted in the first-round, 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Miami in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Searcy spent one season with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 before signing with the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He tried to earn a starting position with Miami, but ultimately he was placed on the injured reserved list. After the 2002 season, he retired.
From 2004 to 2006, Searcy was the offensive line coach at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
[edit] Career highlights
- Member of 1989 and 1991 University of Miami National Championship teams.
- First-Team All-America (Football Writers Association of America), 1991.
- Second-Team All-America (The Sporting News, The Football News and Associated Press), 1991.
- Played in Super Bowl XXX for the Steelers.
- 2003 inductee of University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
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