American football player (1923–1995)
Leo Riggs Leo Riggs, 1946
Position Quarterback Born: (1923-09-11 ) September 11, 1923Died: June 14, 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 71) Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg) College
High school Bell (CA)
Rex Leo Riggs (September 11, 1923 – June 14, 1995) was an American football player. He played college football at USC and was the seventh player selected in the 1946 NFL draft .
Early years
Riggs was born in Maywood, California , in 1923. He was the son of Hiram Riggs and Alice Simkins.[ 1] He attended Bell High School in Bell, California .[ 2] He was selected as an all-Southern California prep halfback while at Bell High.[ 3] He was teammates at Bell with John Ferraro .[ 4]
Riggs played college football as a triple-threat quarterback for the Trojans in 1942 and 1946.[ 2] [ 5] After the 1942 season, USC coach Jeff Cravath rated Riggs as "the best frosh prospect he had ever seen, bar none."[ 6] He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945.[ 1] He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 1946 NFL draft .[ 2]
Later years
Riggs worked for 15 years as a customer service representative for Mauer and Elliott. He was married to Mary Alice Riggs and had four sons and four daughters. He died in Indio, California , in 1995 at age 71.[ 1]
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