John E. "Buddy" Leake, Jr. (May 25, 1933 – February 18, 2014) was an American quarterback and kicker with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League.[1][2]
| No. 22 | |
| Born: | May 25, 1933 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Died: | February 18, 2014 (aged 80) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | RB, QB, K |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NFL draft | 1955, Round: 3, Pick: 29 |
| Drafted by | Green Bay Packers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1955–1957 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards | 1956 - Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy |
Leake was a star player with the Oklahoma Sooners.[3] He played in Canada with the Blue Bombers for 3 seasons, his best being 1956, when he scored 103 points (10 touchdowns, 30 converts, 4 field goals, 1 single) and won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy.[4]
After leaving football, Leake raised his 8 children with his wife, Carolyn in Memphis, Tennessee before eventually moving to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1979. On February 18, 2014, Leake died at the age of 80 in Oklahoma City.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni all-time roster Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Tramel, Berry. "Oklahoma football: Former Sooner Buddy Leake dies". News OK. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ Southern Fried Sooner Buddy Leake was almost a Cornhusker
- ^ 1956 CFL Record Book
- ^ "JOHN LEAKE Obituary (2014) - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoman".