Leon Maurice Harden Jr. (August 17, 1947 in
Kansas City, Missouri – June 24, 2017
) was a
defensive back in the
National Football League
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(NFL).
He played at the
University of Texas at El Paso
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. Harden was drafted by the
Green Bay Packers in the eleventh round of the
1969 NFL Draft
The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969.
The draft be ...
and played that season with the team.
See also
*
List of Green Bay Packers players
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All-time roster
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* Green Bay Packers players: E-K
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References
1947 births
Living people
Green Bay Packers players
American football defensive backs
UTEP Miners football players
Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri
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