Leon Heath

{{Short description|American football player (1928–2007)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Leon Heath

| image = Leon Heath - 1952 Bowman Large.jpg

| caption = Heath on a 1952 Bowman football card

| number = 24, 32

| position = Fullback
Halfback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|10|27}}

| birth_place = Hollis, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|03|23|1928|10|27}}

| death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 203

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1951

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 4

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1951|1953}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1950)
• Consensus All-American (1950)
• First-team All-Big Seven (1950)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 813

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.5

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 29

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 194

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 7

| pfr = HeatLe20

}}

Herman Leon Heath (October 27, 1928 – March 23, 2007) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1951 NFL draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeatLe20.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|title=Leon Heath Stats}}