Leo Sanford
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PositionLinebacker
BornOctober 4, 1929
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 22, 2024 (aged 94)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
 Sanford on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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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 overall 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.
