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Leo Sugar

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Leo Sugar
Date of birth(1929-04-06)April 6, 1929
Place of birthFlint, Michigan, U.S.
Date of deathSeptember 23, 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 91)
Place of deathFort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Defensive end
US collegePurdue
High schoolFlint Northern (Flint, Michigan)
NFL draft1952 / round: 11 / pick: 123
Career history
As player
1954–1960Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
1961Philadelphia Eagles
1962Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls2 (1958, 1960)
Career stats

Leo Tateusz Sugar (April 6, 1929 – September 23, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions. He went to two Pro Bowls during his nine-year career. Sugar played college football at Purdue University, where he was an All-Big Ten Defensive End and was named to the College All-Star Game. He was named to the 1951 All-American team and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was born in Flint, Michigan and played football and basketball for the Flint Northern Vikings in high school as well as a local American Legion baseball team. He died in September 2020 at the age of 91.[1]

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