Remembering Eddie LeBaron and Notes on his Two Inch Touchdown Pass

Eddie LeBaron was an exciting quarterback for the Redskins and the Cowboys, who later became Executive of the Year” as the Atlanta Falcons general manager (1980). He passed yesterday at age 85.  I recall his unusual NFL record: the shortest (two inch) touchdown pass!

It happened on Sunday, October 9, 1960, as LeBaron, the Dallas quarterback, in the Cowboys first season, was credited with a two inch touchdown pass to Dick Bielski.

Accounts stated the NFL’s smallest quarterback (Le Baron was 5 feet 7 inches and 160 pounds) threw the NFL’s shortest touchdown pass.

The previous record for the shortest touchdown pass was held by the great Green Bay Packers’ NFL passing combination of Cecil Isbell to all time great receiver, Don Hutson. Their pass was a whopping 4 inches.