Jim Leeker
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Jim Leeker is a former U.S. soccer player. He was the 1970 North American Soccer League
Rookie of the Year and went on to play a total of three seasons in the league.
In 1965, Leeker joined St. Louis Kutis S.C.
He then went on to attend St. Louis University where he played on the men’s soccer team
from 1966 to 1969. In 1969, Leeker and his team mates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
. In 1970, Leeker signed with the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League
(NASL). That year, he played in twenty-two games and scored five goals as he was named the NASL Rookie of the Year. He continued to play for the Stars until 1972 when he left the NASL. After leaving the Stars, Leeker rejoined St. Louis Kutis where he was named the 1972 Khoury Professional Player of the Year.
Leeker was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1998.
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
Rookie of the Year and went on to play a total of three seasons in the league.
In 1965, Leeker joined St. Louis Kutis S.C.
St. Louis Kutis S.C.
St. Louis Kutis Soccer Club, better known as St. Louis Kutis, is an amateur American soccer club in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1947 as the St. Louis Raiders, the club was known as Paul Schulte during the 1948-49 season and McMahon's during the 1949-50 season. In 1953, the team was renamed...
He then went on to attend St. Louis University where he played on the men’s soccer team
Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I...
from 1966 to 1969. In 1969, Leeker and his team mates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
. In 1970, Leeker signed with the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(NASL). That year, he played in twenty-two games and scored five goals as he was named the NASL Rookie of the Year. He continued to play for the Stars until 1972 when he left the NASL. After leaving the Stars, Leeker rejoined St. Louis Kutis where he was named the 1972 Khoury Professional Player of the Year.
Leeker was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1998.