PLAYER PROFILE

SEW LEEKA

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Seward “Sew” Leeks was star athlete at Crissman High School in Independence, Missouri. He played football, basketball, baseball and was a member of the swim and track teams. Leeka had continued success at the the University of Iowa, but was declared ineligible prior to his senior year, along with twenty-two  other athletes, because of financial ad irregularities. Leeka transferred to Warrensburg State where he finished his college career. Leeka spent the next half dozen years playing 150 games or more a year touring with Olsons’s Terrible Swedes or the House of David,  Leeka spent the final year of pro basketball career playing for the Akron Firestones in the National Basketball League.

 

SEW LEEKA Height: 6:01 Weight: 185 College: Iowa’30 / Warrenburg STC’31
Seward Clough Leeka Born:  Sep 15, 1907 Died:  Oct 11, 1985 Hometown: Independence, Mo.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1927-28 I0wa (Frosh) College
1928-29 I0wa College
19129-30 I0wa College
1930-31 Warrensburg STC College
1931-32 Long Beach Elks Indep
1932-33 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1933-34 Minneapolis Oilers AAU
1933-34 Minnapolis Dionin Electric AAU
1933-34 House of David Indep
1934-35 House of David Indep
1935-36 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1936-37 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1937-38 Akron Firestone NBL 9 9 4 22 2.4
Major League Totals 9 9 4 22 2.4
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1937-38 Akron Firestone NBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

 

 

SEW LEEKA Height: 6:01 Weight: 185 College: Iowa’30 / Watrrenburg STC’31
Seward Clough Leeka Born:  Sep 15, 1907 Died:  Oct 11, 1985 Hometown: Independence, Mo.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG y
1927-28 I0wa (Frosh) College
1928-29 I0wa College
19129-30 I0wa College
1930-31 Warrensburg STC College
1931-32 Long Beach Elks Indep
1932-33 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1933-34 Minneapolis Oilers AAU
1933-34 Minnapolis Dionin Electric AAU
1933-34 House of David Indep
1934-35 House of David Indep
1935-36 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1936-37 Olson’s Terrible Swedes Indep
1937-38 Akron Firestone NBL 9 9
Major League Totals 9 9
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG 7
1937-38 Akron Firestone NBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0
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