Born: March 5, 1933
Died: May 15, 2008
Hometown: Palatka, FL
Year of Induction: 2002
High School Career
Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville, FL (1949-1951)
Hinds High School, Raymond, MS (1951-1952)
• All City Tackle, Florida All Star Game
College Career
Hinds Junior College, Raymond, MS (1953-1954)
• On winning team in “Junior Rose Bowl” played in Pasadena, California (1954)
• Overall Team Record of 18-0-1
LSU (1955-1956)
• First Team All SEC Tackle (1955)
Professional Career
Chicago Bears (1957-1965)
• Drafted 1st round by Chicago Bears (NFL) in 1957
• NFL Western Conference Champions (’63)
• NFL Champions (’63)
Los Angeles Rams (1966)
New Orleans Saints (1967-1968)
Coaching Career
• Head Football Coach, Hinds Junior College (1970-1971)
• Defensive Line/Linebacker Coach, Nicholls State University (1971-1972)
• Defensive Line Coach, Texas Christian University (1972-1974)
• Defensive Coordinator, Southern California Sun, WFL (1974-1976)
• Defensive Line Coach, Seatle Seahawks (1976-1977)
• Defensive Line Coach, San Francisco 49ers (1978)
• Defensive Line Coach, Oakland Raiders – won Super Bowl XV in 1981 (1980-1982)
• Defensive Live Coach, Los Angeles Raiders – won Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 (1983-1988)
• Defensive Line Coach, Denver Broncos – lost Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 (1989-1990)
• Defensive Line Coach, Los Angeles Raiders (1991-1992)
• Defensive Line Coach, New York Giants (1993-1997)
• Defensive Line Coach, Washington Redskins (1997-2000)
Hall of Fame Memberships
• Hinds Community College Hall of Fame (1985)
• Jacksonville, Florida Sports Hall of Fame (1986)
• National Junior College Sports Hall of Fame (1996)
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2002)
Did You Know?
During his lengthy NFL coaching career, Earl Leggett coached several All-Pro players, including Howie Long and Lyle Alzado.
