Born on August 16, 1927, Leon Silverman graduated from Cleveland Ohio Technical High School where he majored in Aeronautics; hoping to become an Aeronautical Engineer.  In January 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to become a Navy pilot.  He took the required tests, was sworn in, and placed on 24 hour call.  7 months later he received orders to go to boot camp in Samson, NY.

He completed boot camp and was assigned to the Great Lakes Naval Station to attend Storekeeper disbursing school.  After training, he was assigned duty loading box cars.  He was later re-assigned to the Lido Beach separation Center in Long Island, NY where he was assigned to the motor pool and drove trucks and buses until being discharged in August 1946, never having been a Navy Pilot as he had hoped.

Leon attended UCLA and tried out for the Freshman basketball team under Legendary Coach John Wooden.  He completed his B.S. degree and spent many years as an accountant with the U.S. Air Force that took him to Germany, France, Australia and South Africa amongst others.  He once hosted Coach Wooden while living in Germany.  Leon then Space Systems in CA and after 30 years of service retired in 1984.

Leon met the love of his life,  Anna, in 1996.  Married in 2000, they recently celebrated their 25th anniversary.  Leon loves to sing and has sung at many events.  At his young age of 98, he will be singing the National Anthem on July 4th for the LA Galaxy Soccer match.