Former Sooner fullback dies
Leon Heath , a 1950 Oklahoma football All-American and perhaps the greatest fullback in Sooner history, died Friday night in Oklahoma City after a long illness.
"To me, he was the best fullback we ever had,” said OU football historian Mike Treps , who as a high school senior in Dallas saw Heath play in 1950. "I've never seen anybody who could hit the hole harder. He was an unbelievable blocker. Just tough as ...
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