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| was | American football player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 21 October 1915, Medina, Medina County, Ohio, U.S.A. | ||||
| Death | 13 February 1998Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (aged 82 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Biography
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 the University of Purdue where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.
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.