▁Saint ▁Bened ict ' s ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gener als ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Professional ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁N PS L ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Soccer ▁Association ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁ ▁De Le on ▁and ▁the ▁Gener als ▁spent ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁NAS L . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁De Le on ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁D arts , ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁First ▁Team ▁All ▁Star ▁in ▁the ▁NAS L . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁season , ▁the ▁D arts ▁moved ▁to ▁Miami , ▁Florida ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Miami ▁G atos . ▁ ▁De Le on ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁NAS L ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Miami ▁( now ▁renamed ▁the ▁Tor os ) ▁trad ed ▁De Le on ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Diplom ats ▁for ▁c ash ▁and ▁the ▁Diplom ats ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁first ▁round ▁draft ▁choice . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Diplom ats ▁trad ed ▁De Le on ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁Earth qu akes ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Mark ▁Liver ic . ▁▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁NAS L ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁the ▁Seattle