Leonard Bahan
American football player
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| Intro | American football player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | American football player Football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1898, Norwich Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania | |
| Death | 1 May 1977Los Angeles (aged 79 years) |
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Leonard Finlan "Pete" Bahan (February 18, 1898 – May 1, 1977) was an American football player.
Bahan played quarterback for Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky, and later was the team captain for both the football team and the basketball team at Notre Dame. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the undefeated football team in 1919, which later was selected as national co-champions by the National Championship Foundation. In 1920, he enrolled at Detroit University and started for their football team at right halfback.
Bahan played for one season in the National Football League in 1923, first with the Buffalo All-Americans and then with the Cleveland Indians.