Leroy /le-roy/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced LEE-roy, le-ROY. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Leroy is the king. From the French phrase Le Roi. Occupational name: one of the servants or pages of the king. Poet Amiri Baraka was originally named Everett LeRoi Jones.
Mike Alstott for the NFL Hall of Fame. On Thursday of last week I opined on the Bucpower Forum that Mike Alstotts jersey should be retired by the Buccaneers. I continue to stand by that. I further stated that I did not think Alstott would be worthy of enshrinement in the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
Tales from MLB's 2017 alternative timelines. Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Two players who began their careers at opposite ends of the spectrum nearly three decades ago ended up in the same place on Sunday -- with their names etched on plaques at the Baseball Hall of Fame.