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'''Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr.''', sometimes known as '''Lee Bramlett''' (September 17, 1923 ‐ October 19, 2015), was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from Clarksdale, [[Mississippi]], who was a 1944–1945 All-American [[football]] player at the [[United States Naval Academy]] and the 1983 [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee.

'''Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr.''', sometimes known as '''Lee Bramlett''' (September 17, 1923 ‐ October 19, 2015), was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from Clarksdale, [[Mississippi]], who was a 1944–1945 All-American [[football]] player at the [[United States Naval Academy]] and the 1983 [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee.

==Sports and military background==

==Sports and military background==

Bramlett  was the son of Leon Bramlett, Sr. (1899–1957), a native of Lyon near Clarksdale in Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi and the former Elizabeth Jones (1900-1980). He attended the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford in 1941 and the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] in 1942. He graduated in 1947 from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]]. He played football at all three institutions. In 1944 and 1945, he was an All American player for the Navy Midshipmen. He also lettered in [[boxing]] and was a heavyweight champion in 1944 and 1945. In 1944, he led the Midshipmen in pass receptions with 10 catches for 145 yards. Forty-four years later in 1988, Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Bramlett played in 1945 against another future Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (1924-2009), a member of the team at the [[United States Military Academy]] at  West Point, [[New York]], and a native of [[South Carolina]]. Army defeated Navy 32–13 in the game. From 1948 to 1949, Bramlett coached the Naval Academy football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/leon-c-lee-bramlett/|title=Leon C. "Lee" Bramlett|publisher=msfame.com|accessdate=May 6, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

Bramlett  was the son of Leon Bramlett, Sr. (1899–1957), a native of Lyon near Clarksdale in Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi and the former Elizabeth Jones (1900-1980). He attended the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford in 1941 and the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] in 1942. He graduated in 1947 from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]]. He played football at all three institutions. In 1944 and 1945, he was an All American player for the Navy Midshipmen. He also lettered in [[boxing]] and was a heavyweight champion in 1944 and 1945. In 1944, he led the Midshipmen in pass receptions with 10 catches for 145 yards. Forty-four years later in 1988, Bramlett was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Bramlett played in 1945 against another future Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (1924-2009), a member of the team at the [[United States Military Academy]] at  West Point, [[New York]], and a native of [[South Carolina]]. Army defeated Navy 32–13 in the game. From 1948 to 1949, Bramlett coached the Naval Academy football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/leon-c-lee-bramlett/|title=Leon C. "Lee" Bramlett|publisher=msfame.com|accessdate=May 6, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

After graduation from the Naval Academy, Bramlett served as an officer in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref name=campaigns/>

After graduation from the Naval Academy, Bramlett served as an officer in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref name=campaigns/>