LeRoy Abernethy

LeRoy F. Abernethy was a college football player.

1904

Abernethy played first for North Carolina A&M, selected All-Southern by W. S. Kimberly.

Abernethy was a prominent fullback for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina. He was selected for the position on an all-time Carolina football team of Dr. R. B. Lawson in 1934. On the all time team of Joel Whitaker he was noted as the "probably the best line plunger that has ever been."

1905

He was selected All-Southern by coach R. R. Brown of Washington and Lee University. A fullback did not score three touchdowns again for UNC until Mike Faulkerson in 1992.

By 1914 Abernethy is engaged in the hardware business at Hickory.