Leo Sanford
 Sanford on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 73, 51, 55 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 4, 1929 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 22, 2024 (aged 94) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fair Park (Shreveport, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1951: 8th round, 90th pick | ||||||||
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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 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.