Leiber was the first high-profile athlete from Phoenix to swing a big stick in Tucson. He was an All-Southwestern fullback, a starter on the UA basketball team and, more than anything else, one of the top hitters in UA baseball history. Leiber enrolled at Arizona with the intent on being a dentist, but he was such a talented power hitter that he signed with the New York Giants after three varsity seasons. Leiber then made three All-Star Games (one with the Giants and two with the Chicago Cubs), hitting 101 home runs before a series of beanball injuries ended his career.
3. Hank Leiber, Phoenix Union High School
Hank Leiber, who played football and baseball at the University of Arizona in the 1920s. Courtesy University of Arizona
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