As a captain of the Hawken football team, John Leathers earned All-Independent First Team and Most Valuable Player honors and was a member of the Plain Dealer Dream Team. In his senior year campaign, Leathers amassed 946 yards rushing in only 9 games, averaging 7 yards per carry. He scored 92 points that season, 2nd most in Eastern Suburb Scoring. He was named the Old Board Award winner for football and baseball in 1971-72 and served as a team captain for both teams. Leathers maintained a batting average of .456 during his baseball career and was named All-Independent First Team and a member of the Plain Dealer Dream Team. Leathers was a 4-year letterman in football at Western Kentucky University, where he was 1st Team All-Ohio Valley Conference his senior year. His accomplishments, along with his leadership and high character, helped Leathers earn a spot on the Hawken Wall of Fame.

 

John and his wife Lynn current reside in Edmonson County, Kentucky, where he is retired from his own construction company, Leathers Construction LLC.