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Leslie Herbert "Speedy" Duncan (August 10, 1942 – December 9, 2021) was an American professional football cornerback and return specialist who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Jackson State University.
Speedy Duncan (on a 63-yard punt return) and Gene Foster also scored as the Chargers pulled away. [47] The attendance of 11,894 was the smallest for a Chargers game since they moved to San Diego in 1961 .
Cornerback Speedy Duncan had 4 interceptions, and also served as the team's kickoff and punt returner. His average of 15.5 yards per punt return led the AFL, [f] and included a league-high two touchdowns. [55] Travenio converted 18 of his 30 field goal attempts, his 60% success rate ranking joint-third in the league.
San Diego signed defensive back / kick returner Leslie "Speedy" Duncan as an undrafted rookie. [13] He went on to play in three AFL All-Star games in seven seasons with the Chargers, [14] eventually being inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1995. [15]
The 1967 Season was the 8th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 7–6–1 record in 1966 and finishing at 8–5–1.
In the fifth week of the season, Leslie "Speedy" Duncan had 203 yards in returns, 35 yards on a fumble recovery for a touchdown, 68 yards on four kickoff returns, and 100 yards for a touchdown. In the Chargers' game against Kansas City, the team won 45–31 with a combined effort was 897 yards offense and 622 yards in returns.
To make matters worse for Washington, star cornerback Pat Fischer suffered cracked ribs on the drive and was replaced by Speedy Duncan, an 11-year veteran who normally only played as a kick returner. Still, the Redskins managed to take back the lead with Knight's two third quarter field goals, first tying a playoff record from 52 yards, and the ...
San Francisco responded with a 23-yard field goal from Bruce Gossett, but Speedy Duncan returned the ensuing kickoff 37 yards to set up a field goal for the Redskins, a 40-yard kick by Curt Knight. With the score at 10–3 and time running out in the half, Ted Vactor returned a punt 48 yards to the 49ers 11-yard line.