Leonard Humphries
American football player
Leonard Deshawn Humphries (born June 19, 1970) is an American former professional football defensive back who played one season with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL draft after playing college football at Pennsylvania State University. Humphries also played for the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life and college
Leonard Deshawn Humphries was born on June 19, 1970, in Akron, Ohio. He attended North High School in Akron.
Humphries was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions of Pennsylvania State University from 1988 to 1991 and a three-year letterman from 1989 to 1991. He scored a punt return touchdown in 1989. He returned six interceptions for 129 yards and one touchdown in 1990, earning Associated Press (AP) second-team All-East honors. Humphries recorded two interceptions during the 1991 season and garnered AP first-team All-East recognition. He played in the East–West Shrine Game after his college career.
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