American football player
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1915-10-21)October 21, 1915 Medina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | February 13, 1998(1998-02-13) (aged 82) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Canton (OH) McKinley |
| College: | Purdue |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Leland Wayne Gift (October 21, 1915 – February 13, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. During World War II he served in the United States Navy.
Professional career
Gift played in ten games, starting one, for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.
Coaching career
Gift was an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference during the 1947 season.
References
- Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74, no. 3. p. 21. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "The Greek Cross With The Colors". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 31, no. 1. May 1944. p. 13.
- "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
External links
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1998 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) coaches
- Cleveland Rams players
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- People from Medina, Ohio
- Players of American football from Ohio
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Coaches of American football from Ohio
- Sigma Pi members