Leon Benbow (born July 23, 1950) is a retired American

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player. He played collegiately for the Jacksonville University. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (27th pick overall) of the

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and by the

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in the seventh round of the

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.Leon Benbow page at DatabaseBasketball.com
He played for the Bulls (1974–76) in the

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for 115 games.

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