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\"Leo<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Leo Sanford<\/a>, who played linebacker for eight years in the NFL, passed away on March 21<\/a>. He was 94. Sanford played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1951 to 1957, and for the Baltimore Colts in 1958. He was a member of the Colts team that beat the New York Giants for the NFL Championship in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanford made the Pro Bowl twice with the Cardinals, in 1956 and 1957. In 1955, he had the league’s longest interception return, 92 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s card of the day is Sanford’s rookie card, a 1953 Bowman<\/a>. The card shows him wearing number 11, but, according to pro-football-reference.com<\/a>, he wore only numbers 73 and 51 for the Cardinals. My guess is that the image was originally black-and-white, and whoever colored it simply thought the number 11 looked better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanford also appeared on a few other cards, which you can see in the Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leo Sanford, who played linebacker for eight years in the NFL, passed away on March 21. He was 94. 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