Buddy Leake
American gridiron football player (1933–2014)
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John E. "Buddy" Leake, Jr. (May 25, 1933 – February 18, 2014) was an American quarterback and kicker with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1][2]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| No. 22 | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Running back • Quarterback • Kicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 25, 1933 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2014 (aged 80) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NFL draft | 1955: 3rd round, 29th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1957 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Leake was a star player with the Oklahoma Sooners.[3] He played in Canada with the Blue Bombers for 3 seasons, his best being 1956, when he scored 103 points (10 touchdowns, 30 converts, 4 field goals, 1 single) and won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy.[4]
After leaving football, Leake raised his 8 children with his wife, Carolyn in Memphis, Tennessee before eventually moving to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1979. On February 18, 2014, Leake died at the age of 80 in Oklahoma City.[2][5]