Buddy Leake
John Elgin Leake, Jr.
Born: May 25, 1933
Oklahoma,
Deceased: February 18, 2014
Oklahoma City, OK
Position: QB/K,QB/HB/K
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Oklahoma
High School: Christian Brothers (Memphis, TN)
Career: 1955-1958
Buddy Leake played from 1955 to 1958 during his career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Leake threw for 2,278 yards in his career, completing 139 of 311 passes with 8 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He also ran for 946 yards in 268 attempts with 12 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 210 | 91 | 43.3 | 1370 | 6.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 8.6 | 62 | 32.8 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 91 | 43 | 47.3 | 819 | 9.0 | 5 | 5.5 | 11 | 12.1 | 75 | 57.7 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 27 | 74.6 |
| Totals | 311 | 139 | 44.7 | 2278 | 7.3 | 8 | 2.6 | 30 | 9.6 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 81 | 139 | 1.7 | 20 | 6 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 156 | 633 | 4.1 | 37 | 6 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31 | 174 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 268 | 946 | 3.5 | 37 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 240 | 13.3 | 48 | 4 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 251 | 13.2 | 48 | 4 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30 | 28 | 93.3 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 6 | 55 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32 | 30 | 93.8 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 80 | 72 | 90.0 | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 6 | 111 |
Punting:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 85 | ||||||||
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 103 | |||||
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| Totals | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 208 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 |
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
