Linda Jefferson was an American female professional football player in the 1970s.
Jefferson began playing for the Toledo Troopers in the National Women’s Football League (NWFL) in 1972 and became one of its top, most well-respected players.
In 1975 WomenSports Magazine named her the first ever “Woman Athlete of the Year.”[3] The following year, as the league’s Player of the Year, she appeared on the ABC television network’s Women Superstars competition and finished fourth.
As well, she is one of only four women inducted into the American Association Football Hall of Fame.
Running back for the Toledo Troopers from 1971 to 1979, she led the team to a six-year winning streak in the National Women's Football League, a record in professional football, men's or women's.”[5]