Leo Sanford
Ottis Leo Sanford
Born: October 4, 1929
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: March 22, 2024
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 224
College: Louisiana Tech
High School: Fair Park (Shreveport, LA)
Career: 1951-1958
Drafted: 1951 in Round 8, #90 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Leo Sanford played from 1951 to 1958 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Cardinals. Sanford accounted for 12 points in his professional career.
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Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 48 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 92 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 92 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 9 | 0 |
