Researching Leon Seals
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 280 people with the Seals surname? In that year Seals was ranked number 3299 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Leon means "Form of LEONARD. Like A Lion" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Leon Seals on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leon Seals and the Seals Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 254 people with the Seals surname in the UK? Seals is now ranked number 3803 for popularity in the UK. |
Seals Family History Databases
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Seals Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Leon Seals. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Leon Seals
Leon Seals, Jr. (born January 30, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League.
Seals played college football at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, earning the nickname 'Dr. Sack', and joined the Buffalo Bills after the 1987 NFL Draft as a fourth round draft choice (number 109 overall). He played with the Buffalo Bills from 1987 until 1991. He started at defensive end in Super Bowl XXV and XXVI. He retired after the 1992 season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Seals currently lives in Clinton, Mississippi. He has served as a member of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department.
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