| Leon Neal | |
| Position1: | Running Back |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1972 |
| Birth Place: | St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| College: | Washington |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 185 |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1996 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 196 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | Buffalo Bills |
| Playing Years1: | 1996 |
| Playing Team1: | Buffalo Bills |
| Playing Years2: | 1996–1997 |
| Playing Team2: | Indianapolis Colts |
| Nfl: | 2502264 |
| Career Footnotes: | |
Leon Neal (born September 11, 1972) is a former American football running back at the University of Washington. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 1996 NFL draft, but played for the Indianapolis Colts.[1]
Neal attended Paramount High School in Paramount, California.[2]
Neal played for the Washington Huskies from 1991 to 1995 for coaches Don James and Jim Lambright.[3] Neal and six teammates, "The Medford Seven," were severely injured in an automobile accident while travelling home to California during winter break in 1991.[4] Neal primarily served as a backup to Napoleon Kaufman, until starting his senior season in 1995.[5]