Buddy Leake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Buddy Leake

Canadian football player

Date of Birth: 25-May-1933

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 18-Feb-2014

Profession: Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About 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.Leake was a star player with the Oklahoma Sooners.
  • 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.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.

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