TCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Cy Leland stands out as one of the most successful multi-sport athletes in TCU history, as he ranks as one of the school’s best both on the football field and on the track. An All-Southwest Conference halfback on the Frogs’ 1929 unbeaten conference championship team, Leland rushed for 100 yards four times in his career and three times in 1929. His 13 rushing touchdowns that season stood as a school record for 26 years, while his 17 career scores sat at the top of the TCU career charts until 1956. He led the nation in 1929 with a 7.2 yards per attempt rushing average, and his 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against Baylor that season remains the school record. Despite his football exploits, Leland’s crowning athletic achievement came on the track, as he tied the world record in the 100-yard dash with a mark of 9.4 seconds at the 1930 Kansas Relays.Â
Leland was inducted into TCU Athletics' ninth Hall of Fame class in 1975.
