Leonard Frank Williams (15 December 1920 – 15 June 2007) was a British motorcycle speedway rider for Sheffield and Leicester.
[2] Born in Leicester in December 1920, Williams served in the Royal Air Force before beginning his speedway career, joining at the outbreak of war aged seventeen as a mechanic, and being demobilized in 1945, by which time had risen to the rank of flying officer.
[3] His older brother Stan was captain of Sheffield Tigers, and tutored Len in the sport in 1947 while injured.
[3] He moved on to ride for Leicester Hunters (still his local team as he lived in Narborough), for a transfer fee of £1,000,[4] Williams narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.
[5] Williams continued riding for the Hunters for six seasons between 1951 and 1956 and taking over from Cyril Page as captain,[6] before retiring.