Leon McQuay
Leon McQuay
Born: March 19, 1950
Tampa, FL USA
Deceased: November 29, 1995
Tampa, FL
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200
College: Tampa
High School: Howard W. Blake (Tampa, FL)
Career: 1971-1977
Drafted: 1973 in Round 5, #119 overall by the New York Giants
Leon McQuay played from 1971 to 1977 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Toronto Argonauts. McQuay ran for 2,445 yards in his career on 490 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 83 passes for 1,068 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 138 | 977 | 7.1 | 81 | 5 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 148 | 745 | 5.0 | 50 | 2 |
| 1973 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 55 | 240 | 4.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 47 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 76 | 307 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| CFL | 402 | 2158 | 5.4 | 81 | 7 | |
| NFL | 88 | 287 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | |
| Totals | 490 | 2445 | 5.0 | 81 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 26 | 429 | 16.5 | 81 | 4 |
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 32 | 418 | 13.1 | 43 | 3 |
| 1973 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 35 | 1 |
| CFL | 74 | 982 | 13.3 | 81 | 8 | |
| NFL | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 83 | 1068 | 12.9 | 81 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 40 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 689 | 27.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 252 | 16.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 |
| CFL | 8 | 194 | 24.2 | 40 | 0 | |
| NFL | 48 | 1092 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | 1286 | 23.0 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1972 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| CFL | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 1 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 2 | |
| 1974 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 |
Honors
1971 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1971 - CFL CFL East All-Star
