Walker Leach

John Walker Leach was a college football player.

University of Tennessee

He was a prominent, halfback, end and kicker for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. At Tennessee, he was a member of Sigma [Alpha Epsilon]. He was once appointed alumni member of the Tennessee Athletic Council. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. In 1915, John Heisman selected his 30 greatest Southern football players. Leach was the only selection from Tennessee.

1907

Leach played at end in 1907 [Tennessee Volunteers football team|1907].

1908

Leach was captain of the school's Tennessee Volunteers [football">Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee Volunteers [football team|1908 team] which was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point. That year Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie." The team included College [Football Hall of Fame] guard Nathan Dougherty.