William J. Leonard

"Bill" Leonard (April 27, 1927 – July 20, 2006) was an end for the University of Notre Dame's undefeated football team, which won 1947 the National Championship.

Earlier, he had won recognition as an All-City football player at Youngstown, Ohio's East High School.

His long reception set up the disputed score against Navy, which ended in a 6-6 tie at Cleveland Stadium.

The Fighting Irish, who never trailed in a single game that year, saw 41 of its players go on to play professional football, including Leonard.

[1] When his professional athletic career ended, Leonard returned to Youngstown, where he worked for 32 years in Research and Development for Commercial Intertech.