Leo Sanford

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);

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.

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