Famous People with Name Leonard

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr: was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL

Leonard Edward Moore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Edward Moore: is a former American football running back who played for Penn State in college and the Baltimore Colts. He came to the Colts in 1956, and had a productive first pro season and was named the NFL Rookie of The Year. He is the great uncle of Donyell Marshall.

Leonard James Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard James Russell: is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 235-lb. running back from Arizona State University, Russell played in 6 NFL seasons from 1991 to 1996 for the Patriots, the Denver Broncos, the St. Louis Rams, and the San Diego Chargers.

Leonard Marx            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Marx: He was originally nicknamed Chicko due to his reputation as a ladies man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. It was still pronounced [t??ko?] although those who were unaware of its origin tended to pronounce it [?i?ko?]. Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce the nickname, but Chico apparently felt it was unnecessary to correct them. As late as the 1950s, even Groucho used the wrong pronunciation for comedic effect. A guest on You Bet Your Life told the quizmaster she came from Chico

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr.: was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL. Ford was selected by the Browns out of a special draft pool created for teamless former AAFC players. In Cleveland, he became a ferocious defensive player for a very strong Browns team that dominated the NFL during the 1950s, playing in five championship games and winning three.

Stan Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stan Leonard: (February 2, 1915–December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer

Andrew Jackson Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Jackson Leonard: (June 1, 1846

Hubert Benjamin Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hubert Benjamin Leonard: (April 16, 1892- July 11, 1952) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913-1921, 1924-1925

Benny Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benny Leonard: American boxer and one of the greatest lightweight fighters of all time and was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.

Ray Charles Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Charles Leonard: a retired American professional boxer. Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler.