Leonard Ross

For the Civil War general, see Leonard Fulton Ross.

Leonard Ross (1945–1985) was an American teacher, lawyer, and government official who was famous for his celebrity as a television game show contestant. He committed suicide in the pool of a California motel.^[1]

Game shows

When he was only 10 years old, Ross won $100,000 on The Big Surprise. At 11, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Challenge.

References

^ Dowd, Maureen (May 25, 1985). "The Early Death of a Bedeviled Genius". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/25/nyregion/the-early-death-of-a-bedeviled-genius.html. Retrieved August 3, 2011.

External links

Television Interview with Mike Wallace 1957

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Date of birth	1945
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Date of death	1985
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