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Richard Max "Rick" Leach (born May 4, 1957) is a former college football player and professional baseball player. He played quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 1978, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos. However, Leach chose to pursue a professional career in Major League Baseball, playing for four different teams primarily as a backup outfielder and first baseman from 1981 to 1990. In 2008, Leach was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.〔(Ex-Lions Moore, Murray among Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductees )〕 ==University of Michigan== Leach was a star quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 1978 under coach Bo Schembechler. He was the first NCAA Division I FBS player to pass for 200 points and score 200 points. He continues to hold the NCAA record for highest percentage of passes for touchdowns (400-499 attempts) with 45 in 462. A left-hander, he was given the starting job before his freshman year and held it until he graduated four years later. In his freshman year, with the Big Ten championship and a berth to the 1976 Rose Bowl on the line in the Michigan-Ohio State game, Leach threw an interception that was run back to the Michigan 3-yard line by Ray Griffin and set up the winning touchdown in a 21-14 Buckeye victory.〔 *〕 However, Leach and the Wolverines never lost to Ohio State again in his career. One of the finest athletes in Michigan history, Leach was named All-Big Ten as a quarterback three times and also placed in the voting for the Heisman Trophy three times. He was co-MVP of the 1979 Rose Bowl, his last game as a Wolverine. Leach shattered all Michigan's career passing, total offense and touchdown records. He set an NCAA record for most touchdowns accounted for (82) and broke Big Ten records for total offense (6,460 yards), total plays (1,034), and touchdown passes (48). In 1978, he finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy, behind Billy Sims and Chuck Fusina. A standout on the diamond as well as the gridiron, Leach won the Big Ten batting championship as a junior and won the rare honor of being named All-American in both football and baseball. In 1999, Sports Illustrated published a list of "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan" (in all sports), and ranked Leach 22nd. "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan," Sports Illustrated, December 27, 1999. Other University of Michigan football figures on the list were Bennie Oosterbaan (#3), Ron Kramer (#7), Fielding H. Yost (#9), Fritz Crisler (#31), Harry Kipke (#40) and Gerald Ford (#50). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Leach (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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