As a starting midfielder, he helped lead the school to 4 soccer NCAA finals, winning 3 national championships, while also receiving All-American honors.
[2] Leahy was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals after the 1973 NFL draft, having participated in an open try-out, even though he didn't play football in college.
In 1979 he suffered a right knee sprain during a practice while running pass patterns simulating an opposing team's wide receiver.
In 1986, he set the franchise record for consecutive successful field goals made with 22, which was broken by Jay Feely in 2009.
Career high/best bolded Leahy and his wife, Colleen, currently live in St. Louis and have three children: Lizzy, Cullen, and the youngest Nora.