Leroy Sledge
Leroy James Sledge, Jr.
Born: October 11, 1946
Richmond, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Bakersfield JC
High School: Maggie L. Walker (Richmond, VA)
Career: 1967-1971
Leroy Sledge played from 1967 to 1971 during his career with the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos and Houston Oilers. Sledge ran for 767 yards in his career on 189 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 70 passes for 1,083 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 58 | 288 | 5.0 | 62 | 2 |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 65 | 219 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 37 | 179 | 4.8 | 18 | 2 |
| 1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| CFL | 165 | 693 | 4.2 | 62 | 4 | |
| NFL | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 189 | 767 | 4.1 | 62 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 41 | 911 | 22.2 | 81 | 4 |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 10 | 1 |
| CFL | 64 | 1051 | 16.4 | 81 | 4 | |
| NFL | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 10 | 1 | |
| Totals | 70 | 1083 | 15.5 | 81 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 226 | 25.1 | 60 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 34 | 0 |
| CFL | 26 | 593 | 22.8 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 593 | 22.8 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL | BC Lions | 12 | |
| 1969 | CFL | BC Lions | 6 | |
| 1970 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | |
| 1971 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 0 |
