Leon Troyer

Leon Troyer is one of Eastern High School’s outstanding three-sport athletes (11 letters in football, track and basketball). In track, he set a school
record in the 100 dash at :10.2 and in basketball he was the team’s starting center two years. His senior season, the Comets (17-4) won the
conference championship.

Troyer is best remembered for his football talents with the Comets and later at Purdue University. He was the main cog on Eastern teams that set a
state record winning streak of 37 games that began in the fall of 1961. Troyer did not start the season opener his freshman year which was a loss.
However, he didn’t miss a start or suffer a loss the rest of his 35-game career.

Over those four seasons, the Comets outscored the opposition 1270-180. Troyer was a two-time all-state selection. As a senior, over nine games, he
rushed for 1,182 yards, averaging 9.5 yards per carry.

While at Purdue, Troyer played in 29 of 31 games for the ‘66, ‘67 and ‘68 squads, all of which finished their seasons ranked among the nation’s Top
10. He was the backup fullback three seasons and active on special teams. During Troyer’s career, Purdue was 25-6 overall, 17-4 in Big Ten play
and co-champs in ‘67. Troyer played in the ‘67 Rose Bowl win (14-13) over USC before the largest crowd ever to watch Purdue – 101,455. A
winner his entire career, Troyer’s composite football won-lost record was 60-7.