Leon BrightBright, Leon, Jr.Height: 5-9 Weight: 192 Born: May 19, 1955 Starke, FL High School: Merritt Island (FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Florida State | Lettered |
| 1975 | Florida State | Lettered |
| 1976 | Florida State | Ineligible |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 26 | WR | 15 | |
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 26 | RB | 15 | |
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 26 | WR | 11 | |
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 26 | DB | 15 | |
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 45 | RB | 15 | 1 |
| 1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL | 45 | RB | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 45 | RB | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 29 | RB | 8 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 50 | 1 | ||
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 56 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | |
| Released | 7/10/1977 | 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL |
| Signed | 7/14/1977 | 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL |
| Free Agent | 4/1/1981 | 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL |
| Signed | 5/28/1981 | 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/30/1983 | 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL |
| Activated | 10/1/1983 | 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL |
| Rights Released | 8/27/1984 | 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 9/29/1984 | 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/28/1985 | 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1986 | 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1977 Official All-CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 63 | 1 | ||||
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 51 | 197 | 3.9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 204 | 3.8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 45 | 816 | 18.1 | 78 | 7 | ||||||
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 52 | 781 | 15.0 | 89 | 2 | ||||||
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 36 | 569 | 15.8 | 106 | 3 | ||||||
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 57 | 1 | ||||||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 28 | 291 | 10.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 343 | 10.7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 146 | 2370 | 16.2 | 106 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 1 | 94 | 94.0 | 59 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 94 | 94.0 | 59 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 29 | - | 419 | 14.4 | 108 | 1 | |||
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 40 | - | 498 | 12.5 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 21 | - | 319 | 15.2 | 101 | 2 | |||
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 47 | - | 790 | 16.8 | 93 | 1 | |||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 52 | 0 | 410 | 7.9 | 55 | 0 | |||
| 1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL | 37 | 0 | 325 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 17 | 0 | 117 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 23 | 1 | 173 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 12 | 2 | 124 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 141 | 3 | 1149 | 8.1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 137 | 2026 | 14.8 | 108 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 18 | - | 596 | 33.1 | 100 | 1 | |||
| 1978 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1978 BC CFL | 18 | - | 425 | 23.6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 27 | - | 820 | 30.4 | 79 | 0 | |||
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 25 | - | 635 | 25.4 | 48 | 0 | |||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 25 | 0 | 481 | 19.2 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 21 | 0 | 475 | 22.6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 16 | 0 | 303 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 11 | 0 | 213 | 19.4 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 77 | 0 | 1544 | 20.1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 88 | 2476 | 28.1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1977 BC CFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1979 BC CFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1980 BC CFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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