Leon Lett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Lett
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1968(1968-10-12)
Age	56
Birthplace	Mobile
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Libra

Leon Lett Biography

Leon Lett is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on October 12, 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Leon Lett Jr. (born on 12th October 1968) is an former American player and football coach. He is the defensive line assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). Lett was a player for the NFL for 11 years and played the majority of his time with the Cowboys who were the first team to draft in 1991. In the final season of 2001, he was a player for the Denver Broncos.

While Lett when he played in the game, he had been considered to be one of the most fearsome defensive players of the game. Although he was often doubly teamed, he had a huge impact when it came to attacking impacting both the running and team’s passing games. He was on three Super Bowl winning teams in 1992 1993, 1994 and 1995.

The first play occurred in January 1993, in Super Bowl XXVII. Late in the fourth quarter, Lett recovered a fumble on the Dallas 35-yard line and ran it back towards the end zone. When he reached the 10-yard line, Lett slowed and held the ball out as he approached the goal line. However, Lett did not see Bills wide receiver Don Beebe chasing him down from behind. Beebe knocked the ball out of Lett’s outstretched hand just before he crossed the goal line, which sent the ball through the endzone, and resulted in a touchback that cost Lett his touchdown. Lett later said he was watching the Jumbotron, and trying to do a “Michael Irvin”, where he put the ball out across the goal line.

In 1993, he fractured his right ankle in the third game of the season, re- injuring a fracture suffered during offseason workouts. Upon his return after missing 5 games, he played the four positions along the defensive line at different times. After playing in 11 games, he led all defensive linemen in passes deflected (4) for the second straight season. In the divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, he registered 6 tackles (1 for loss), 2 passes deflected (one was intercepted), 3 quarterback pressures and recovered a fumble. In Super Bowl XXVIII, besides having 6 tackles, he forced Thurman Thomas to fumble in the third quarter, leading to a James Washington 46 yards return for a touchdown, that tied the game at 13-13 and changed the momentum of the game.

Lett was picked for the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL Draft. In his rookie year He was put on the injured reserve list due to an injury to his lower back on the 27th of August. He was activated on November

21. He played as defensive tackle reserve during the final five games of the season as well as during the playoffs. When he joined the league, he was six feet 6 inches” as well as weighing 260lbs towards the end of his rookie season, he’d gained an additional 16 pounds.

Leon Lett Net Worth

Leon Lett is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Lett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1989, as a junior, he was instrumental in helping the team to win the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) title and make it to their very first NAIA Football National Championship game. After being the top player in passes defenses (10) as well as blocked kicks (two) and being third on the team in the tackles (83) as well as sacks (5) He was awarded an honorable acknowledgement NAIA All-America, All-NAIA District 10, and All-CSIC distinctions.

A two-time Pro-Bowler, Lett was a part one of his Cowboys teams that were able to win three Super Bowls in the 1990s. The Cowboys also remember him for two blunders which included a mishap just after he was set to score the touchdown during Super Bowl XXVII and a failure to recover after blocking a field goal during an Thanksgiving game, however the team would win the game and take home in the Super Bowl in both cases. After his retirement, Lett began a career as a coach, and he returned to the Cowboys as an assistant coach in the year 2011.

The second play occurred during the next season and was more serious as it resulted in a Cowboy defeat. On Thanksgiving Day in 1993, during a rare snow and sleet storm in Dallas, the Cowboys, who came into the game with a 7–3 record, were leading the 8–2 Miami Dolphins by a score of 14–13 with 15 seconds remaining in the game. The Dolphins sent kicker Pete Stoyanovich out to attempt a 41-yard field goal, which would likely have won the game due to how little time would have remained for the Cowboys to drive downfield after the ensuing play and subsequent kickoff.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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His last season in Dallas was 2000, when he played in 9 games (7 starts), registered 35 tackles (14 solo), 2.5 sacks, 4 passes deflected and one forced fumble. He sprained his left medial collateral ligament during a November practice and was inactive for five games, before being placed on the injured reserve list on December 14.

Facts & Trivia

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The play ultimately did not hurt the Cowboys’ season as they won all of their remaining regular-season games and went on to win the Super Bowl. Conversely, the Dolphins lost the rest of their remaining games and did not qualify for the playoffs. In 2008, the game was named the third-most memorable in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN.

When was the Leon Lett fumble?

1993 Thanksgiving Classic The kick was blocked by Lett’s linemate Jimmie Jones, and the ball came to rest several yards away. While most of his teammates began celebrating, Lett attempted to recover the ball. He slipped as he went down, however, and knocked the ball forward.

Did Leon Lett make the Hall of Fame?

Leon Lett (2010) – Hall of Fame – Emporia State University Athletics.

Did Leon Lett cross the goal line?

This weekend commencement ceremonies across the country will confer degrees upon new college graduates. Among those graduates will be a former NFL defensive lineman, involved in two of the leagues most notorious plays in history.

How old is Leon Lett?

53 years (October 12, 1968)

Who caught Leon Lett?

Ten months earlier, during Super Bowl 27 against the Buffalo Bills, Lett recovered a fumble, lumbering toward the end zone. Before he crossed the goal line, he started to showboat, sticking his arm out with the football. Bills receiver Don Beebe managed to catch up to Lett, and stripped the ball out of his hand.