O'Neal, Leslie Claudis
DE | 91 Pro Career
Leslie ranks ninth all-time with 112.5 career sacks...Invited
to six Pro Bowls and a two-time All-Pro selection.
1996
Led Rams' defensive linemen with 71 tackles...Led the
team with 20 QB pressures and three fumble
recoveries...Ranked second on the club with seven quarterback
sacks.
1995
Led the team in sacks for the sixth consecutive season
(12.5)...Fourth consecutive Pro-Bowl berth and sixth time overall...Also forced
four fumbles.
1994
Second inn the AFC and first on Chargers with 12.5 sacks...Earned
Pro-Bowl honors and first-team All-Pro.
1993
Shared Chargers' MVP award with Junior Seau...Earned
first-team All-Prohonors by Sports
Illustrated...Led team in sacks for the fourth straight
season...Named to AFC Pro Bowl team.
1992
Led AFC and second in the NFL with a career-high 17
sacks...Named starter for the AFC Pro Bowl team...First-team All-AFC and
second-team All-NFL...Defensive Player of the month for December after posting
7.5 sacks and 28 tackles.
1991
Led team in sacks for the second straight season with
nine.
1990
Led Chargers and tied for third in the AFC with 13.5
sacks...Selected to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season.
1989
Earned his first Pro Bowl invitation as a right outside
linebacker...Led all AFC linebackers with 12.5
sacks...First-Team All-Pro and All-AFC...Named Comeback
Player of the Year by NFL Films.
1988
Missed the first seven games while rehabilitating a
knee injury.
1987
Missed the entire season with a career-threatening knee
injury.
1986
Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by Associated
Press after posting 82 tackles and 12.5 sacks.
College Highlights
Two-time All-America...Runner-up for the Lombardi Award
as the nation's top defensive player in
1985...Named Big-Eight Defensive Player of the Year
by Associated Press as a junior...Posted 31
sacks in his final three seasons...Personnel management
major.
Personal
All-America and all-state defensive tackle at Hall High
School in Little Rock...Lettered in basketball and track...avid golfer...Member
of the 1996 Rushmen who attempted to "sack homelessness" with a $60,000 performance
donation to benefit the St. Patrick center...Single...Resides in San Diego,
CA.