Wayne Gift
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 21, 1915 Medina, Ohio |
| Died: | February 13, 1998 (aged 82) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Canton (OH) McKinley |
| College: | Purdue |
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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. He played college football at Purdue University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[1] He attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.[2]
Professional career
Gift played in ten games, starting one, for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.[2]
Coaching career
Gift was an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference during the 1947 season.[3]
References
- ^ Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74, no. 3. p. 21.
- ^ a b "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
