# Jim Leeker

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American soccer player

Jim Leeker Personal information Date of birth (1947-04-10) April 10, 1947 (age 79) Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States Position Forward Youth career 1966–1969 St. Louis University Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1965–1969 St. Louis Kutis S.C. 1970–1972 St. Louis Stars 46 (8) 1971 St. Louis Stars (indoor) 2 (1) 1972– St. Louis Kutis S.C. * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Jim Leeker** (born [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis%2C_Missouri)) is a former U.S. [soccer](/source/Soccer) player and the current president of the [St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame](/source/St._Louis_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame). He was the 1970 [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)) 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.](/source/St._Louis_Kutis_S.C.) He then went on to attend [St. Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)) where he played on the [men's soccer team](/source/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men's_soccer) from 1966 to 1969. In 1969, Leeker and his teammates won the [NCAA Men's Soccer Championship](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_tournament). In 1970, Leeker signed with the [St. Louis Stars](/source/St._Louis_Stars_(soccer)) of the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)) (NASL). That year, he played in twenty-two games and scored five goals as he was named the NASL Rookie of the Year.[1] On March 19, 1971, Leeker scored the first goal in NASL [indoor](/source/Indoor_soccer) history in the eighth minute of the opening match of the [NASL's "Hoc-Soc" Tournament](/source/1971_NASL_Professional_Hoc-Soc_Tournament) played at the [St. Louis Arena](/source/St._Louis_Arena).[2] 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.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Year in American Soccer - 1970"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090303114133/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1970.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1970.html) on March 3, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Flachsbart, Harold (March 20, 1971). ["Fans Get A Kick Out Of Hoc-Soc"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/140197378/). *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*. p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["St. Louis Soccer HOF: Hall of Fame Members (A-M)"](http://eteamz.active.com/stlsoccerhalloffame/news/index.cfm?cat=466590). Retrieved September 23, 2007.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [NASL stats](http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/L/Leeker.Jim.htm)

v t e NASL (1968–1984) Rookie of the Year 1968: Montaung 1969: Fernández 1970: Leeker 1971: Horton 1972: Winter 1973: Rote 1974: McMillan 1975: Bahr 1976: Pecher 1977: McAlister 1978: Etherington 1979: Hulcer 1980: Durgan 1981: Morrone 1982: DeBrito 1983: Thompson 1984: Wegerle

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