Buddy Leake

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]

Buddy Leake
No. 22
Born:(1933-05-25)May 25, 1933
Memphis, Tennessee
Died:February 18, 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 80)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s)RB/QB/K
CollegeOklahoma
NFL draft1955 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29
Drafted byGreen Bay Packers
Career history
As player
19551957Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Awards1956 - 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

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