Ed Ledbetter of Tulsa was a member of mile relay teams which finished first at the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference meet in 1949, 1951, and 1952 and which won first-place at the Texas Relays in 1950 and Kansas Relays in 1952.

He was on the 1952 mile-relay team which finished second at the Drake Relays, establishing a new school record time (3:15.9).
He also was on the 1949 and 1950 mile-relay teams which finished second each year at the Kansas Relays and fourth and second, respectively, at Drake.

At the conference meets in 1951 and 1952, Ledbetter won the 220-yard and 440-yard dashes. Ledbetter had a personal best time in the 220 of 21.5 on a straight away.

He was captain of the 1952 track team.

Ledbetter worked for several oil companies and lives in Houston, Texas.