Leo Chafin
Hometown: New Braunfels, Tx
Sport: Football
Years Played: 1951-1952
Hall of Honor Induction: 1991

Former SWT head coach Milton Jowers described Leo Chaffin as the “toughest football player he ever had.”

Chafin transferred from Southwestern University to SWT in 1950, after Southwestern dropped their football program. But Southwestern’s loss was the Bobcat’s gain as Chafin became a two-time All-Lone Star Conference second team selection in 1951 and ’52. In his two years at SWT, he rushed for 1,460 yards, including a 181 yard effort against Texas A&I which was the Bobcat record for 15 years.

After graduating from SWT in 1952, Chafin served in the U.S. Army, where he was selected third-team All-Army in Germany in 1955. Later on that same year, he became the first SWT football player to sign a professional contract with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns.

He was the founder of SWT’s Bobcat Club. During the first and third years of existence, Chafin was the club’s president. In 1986, he founded the New Braunfels chapter of the Bobcat Club.