He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where he was a two-time All-American and a member of their national championship squad in 1953.

[2] There, he played high school basketball as a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 185 lb (84 kg) guard, and also excelled as a tennis player.

He went on to play collegiate basketball at Indiana University Bloomington, where he hit the game winning free throw to give the Hoosiers the 1953 NCAA championship.

[1][4] Leonard returned to the Pacers in 1985 as a color commentator, first for television with Jerry Baker, then on radio with Mark Boyle on WIBC 1070 AM.

Denver held a 2-point lead with seconds left, and the Pacers got the ball to George McGinnis in the low post for a potential tying basket.

[citation needed] Leonard suffered a heart attack on March 13, 2011, shortly after a Pacers' road victory over the New York Knicks.

[6] He was later said to be in good condition, but was given an indefinite time to recover, and was filled in for by Pacers TV analyst and former player Austin Croshere.