Len Akin

American football player (1916–1987)
American football player
Len Akin
No. 31
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1916-04-08)April 8, 1916
McKinney, Texas, U.S.
Died:March 5, 1987(1987-03-05) (aged 70)
Irving, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodrow Wilson (TX)
College:Baylor
NFL draft:1940 / Round: 7 / Pick: 57
Career history
  • Milwaukee Chiefs (1940–1941)
  • Chicago Bears (1942)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SWC (1939)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:11
Player stats at PFR

Leonard Rosser "Tex" Akin (April 8, 1916 – March 5, 1987) was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and later played with the team during the 1942 NFL season.[1] Prior to playing with the Bears he had also played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL).[2]

References

  1. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ "Len Akin NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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Chicago Bears 1940 NFL draft selections
  • Bulldog Turner
  • Ken Kavanaugh
  • Ed Kolman
  • John Woudenberg
  • Len Akin
  • Jim Fordham
  • Hamp Pool
  • Tom Pace
  • Lee Artoe
  • Bill McCubbin
  • Harry Clarke
  • Frank Crisci
  • Sherm Barnes
  • Al Christianson
  • Wilbur White
  • Ralph Schlosser
  • John Popov
  • Young Bussey
  • Ray McLean
  • Walt Kichefski


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