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{{Short description|American football player (1929–2024)}} |
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|DateOfBirth=[[October 4]], [[1929]] |
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{{Infobox gridiron football person |
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|Birthplace={{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas, Texas]] |
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| image = Leo Sanford - 1953 Bowman.jpg |
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| caption = Sanford on a 1953 Bowman football card |
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|AFLDraftedYear=1951 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|4|mf=y}} |
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|AFLDraftedRound=8 / Pick 90 |
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| birth_place = [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], U.S. |
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|DatabaseFootball=SANFOLEO01 |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|3|22|1929|10|4|mf=y}} |
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|PFR=SanfLe00 |
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| number = 73, 51, 55 |
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|years=1951-1957<BR>1958 |
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|teams=[[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]]<BR>[[Baltimore Colts]] |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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|ProBowls=2 |
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| height_in = 1 |
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| weight_lbs = 224 |
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| high_school = [[Fair Park Medical Careers Magnet High School|Fair Park]]<br/>([[Shreveport, Louisiana]]) |
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| NFLDraftedYear = 1951 |
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| NFLDraftedRound = 8 |
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| NFLDraftedPick = 90 |
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| playing_years1 = 1951–1957 |
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| playing_team1 = [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] |
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| playing_years2 = 1958 |
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| playing_team2 = [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] |
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* [[List of NFL champions (1920–69)|NFL champion]] ([[1958 NFL Championship Game|1958]]) |
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| ProBowls = 2 |
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| honors = * [[Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame|Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame]] (1985) |
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* [[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]] (1991) |
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'''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. |
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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]]. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Chicago Cardinals 1951 draft navbox}} |
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{{1958 Baltimore Colts}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, Leo}} |
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[[Category:2024 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from Dallas]] |
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[[Category:Fair Park High School alumni]] |
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{{linebacker-1920s-stub}} |
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[[Category:Living people|Sanford, Leo]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 12 April 2024
No. 73, 51, 55 | |
Date of birth | October 4, 1929 |
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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 | |
Pro Bowls | 2 |
Honors |
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
[edit]- ^ "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.
Kategorien:
- 1929 births
- 2024 deaths
- American football linebackers
- Baltimore Colts players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Dallas
- Fair Park High School alumni
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs