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Leo Sanford
No. 73, 51, 55
	Sanford on a 1953 Bowman football card
Date of birth	October 4, 1929
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	March 22, 2024 (aged 94)
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg)
US college	Louisiana Tech
High school	Fair Park; (Shreveport, Louisiana)
NFL draft	1951 / round: 8 / pick: 90
Career history
As player
1951–1957	Chicago Cardinals
1958	Baltimore Colts
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1958);
Pro Bowls	2
Honors	Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1985); Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (1991);

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Leo Sanford (October 4, 1929 – March 22, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).^[1] He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Sanford died on March 22, 2024, at the age of 94.^[2]^[3] He was part of the 1958 Baltimore Colts team that won the world championship in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in the history of professional football.

References

^ "Leo Sanford". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
^ Legendary Leo Sanford, an impactful 1990 LSHOF inductee, passes at age 94
^ "LA Tech legend, NFL champion Leo Sanford dies at 94". KTBS3. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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[1] "Leo Sanford". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

[2] Legendary Leo Sanford, an impactful 1990 LSHOF inductee, passes at age 94

[3] "LA Tech legend, NFL champion Leo Sanford dies at 94". KTBS3. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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+| college = [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]]
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+| playing_team1 = [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]]
+| playing_years2 = 1958
+| playing_team2 = [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]
+| career_highlights =
+* [[List of NFL champions (1920–69)|NFL champion]] ([[1958 NFL Championship Game|1958]])
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+| honors = * [[Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame|Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame]] (1985)
+* [[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]] (1991)
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-'''Leo Sanford''' (born [[October 4]], [[1929]] in [[Dallas, Texas]]) is a former professional [[American Football]] player for the [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]].
+'''Leo Sanford''' (October 4, 1929 – March 22, 2024) was an American professional [[American Football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for the [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] and [[Baltimore Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SanfLe00.htm | title=Leo Sanford | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> He played [[college football]] for the [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]]. Sanford died on March 22, 2024, at the age of 94.<ref>[https://lasportshall.com/2024/03/22/legendary-leo-sanford-an-impactful-1990-lshof-inductee-passes-at-age-94/ Legendary Leo Sanford, an impactful 1990 LSHOF inductee, passes at age 94]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LA Tech legend, NFL champion Leo Sanford dies at 94 |url=https://www.ktbs.com/sports/la-tech-legend-nfl-champion-leo-sanford-dies-at-94/article_66805baa-e89e-11ee-b14a-1b2a030aeb76.html |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=KTBS3 |date=22 March 2024}}</ref> He was part of the [[1958 Baltimore Colts]] team that won the world championship in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in the history of professional football.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Chicago Cardinals 1951 draft navbox}}
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-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2024 deaths]]
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-[[Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players]]
-[[Category:Chicago Cardinals players]]
 [[Category:Baltimore Colts players]]
+[[Category:Chicago Cardinals players]]
+[[Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players]]
 [[Category:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Dallas]]
+[[Category:Fair Park High School alumni]]
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