Leon Francis Riley, Junior., best known as Lee Riley, was an American college and Professional Football defensive back.
Education
Lee Riley was raised in Schenectady, New York where he attended Saint Aloysius Academy (high school). He later attended Saint Bonaventure University before transferring to the University of Detroit Mercy, where he played collegiate football.
Career
He played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy, in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the New York Giants, and in the American Football League for the New York Titans. His father, Leon Riley, Senior, played professional baseball and briefly played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies during World World War II before relocating to Rome, New York to assume role as player/manager of a minor league team in 1940s to early 1950s. Lee played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy.
He was the older brother of Pat Riley, currently president of the Miami Heat and former National Basketball Association player, coach and broadcaster.
Lee Riley played eight-man football at Saint Aloysius Academy. He then went to the U of Detroit and was drafted by the Detroit Lions.
He was inducted into the Rome, New York Hall of Fame. In his last year of Professional Football he led the American Federation of Labor-Congress in pass interceptions.