Feb 8, 2021 · “The guy went to the hospital, got an X-ray, knew his leg was broken, came back and talked his way into the game.” Leftwich asked the ambulance driver if he could bring him back to the stadium after the X-rays, and when the driver said he couldn’t, Leftwich declined the ride.

Sep 15, 2008 · Marshall Thundering Herd QB Byron Leftwich became a college football legend on this day after returning to play the game after breaking his shin in the 1st quarter. The image of his linemen...

Oct 19, 2018 · As a quarterback at Marshall, he once played on a broken leg against Akron, forever cementing himself into football lore. In 2013, complex.com ranked his performance on Nov. 2, 2002 No. 16 on...

Jan 14, 2015 · On Nov. 2, 2002, Marshall took on Akron in a MAC regular-season matchup. Leftwich broke his left tibia in the early stages of the first quarter and left the game to get an X-ray at the hospital....

Byron Leftwich Broken Leg. Leftwich once played an whole quarter of a game against Akron. He injured his leg during the first quarter then later in the third quarter he went back in and after the Akron’s 34-20 win, Keftwich was carried from the field by his team mates.

I always love the last 5 seconds of this video. Spends the entire video hyping up the last play of the game, putting the team on his back, barely crosses the plane with a broken leg. Final score: 49-20.

Oct 19, 2018 · As a quarterback at Marshall, he once played on a broken leg against Akron, forever cementing himself into football lore. In 2013, complex.com ranked his performance on Nov. 2, 2002 No. 16 on its list of the 25 gutsiest performances in sports history.

Sure Byron Leftwich won the Super Bowl, but remember when he played a 4th quarter on a BROKEN LEG?!

Jun 3, 2020 · Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich hops off the field en route to the hospital to have his left leg X-rayed following a hit from Akron's Ryan Myers on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at the Rubber...

Sep 5, 2011 · "It was very painful," said Leftwich. "I have been a guy considered a tough football player…I have broken a leg, fingers and torn ligaments on that football field. But I have never experienced anything like that in my life."