00:00Every time we play, we play in competitivity, and Dillian beating everybody, I'm not talking
00:06about beat, it's just beating people falling down, the last game, last pre-season game,
00:12sender forward.
00:13When I put him, Dillian scored six goals.
00:16I said, Dillian, you like it?
00:18He didn't want to say he liked it.
00:22Leroy Dillian wasn't only a fan favourite, but a favourite of the pros as well, as legendary
00:27TNT goalkeeper Lincoln Phillip can attest.
00:37Dillian is considered as one of TNT's most gifted players, and as the TTFA described
00:42in its statement, he was not only a footballer of extraordinary skill and vision, but also
00:47an ambassador of the sport.
00:49Dillian wasted little time in displaying his skill and grace as he cracked into the national
00:53team at the tender age of 16, earning 17 caps for the senior national team.
00:58Before that, he was a standout for a St. Benedict's College team that is considered
01:02one of the greatest college teams ever.
01:05What would you say are some of your fondest memories playing for St. Benedict's and
01:08playing in the college's league?
01:10Playing against Fatima, playing against all the schools.
01:14Fondest memories, beating Fatima twice in the cup.
01:20When I took over the game in Fatima ground, and the second round, the second year, it
01:28was in Skinner Park, I did the same thing.
01:31It was always a one goal difference game, always.
01:35After excelling in college, he would forge a long and successful career in the early
01:39stages of the American professional football.
01:42Playing for six clubs in the National Professional Soccer League, with teams such as the Washington
01:47Dots, San Jose Earthquakes, and the Seattle Saunders.
02:08DeLeon was inducted into the TNT Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, named to the NASL first team
02:15in 1970, and was named the greatest SSFL player in its first 50 years in 2016.
02:21Leroy DeLeon passed away early this morning at the age of 76 after ailing for some time.
02:27But as the saying goes, heroes get remembered, but legends live on forever.
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