| Birth Date: | October 4, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Number: | 73, 51, 55 |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 224 |
| High School: | Fair Park (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College: | Louisiana Tech |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1951 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 8 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 90 |
| Playing Years1: | 1951–1957 |
| Playing Team1: | Chicago Cardinals |
| Playing Years2: | 1958 |
| Playing Team2: | Baltimore Colts |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Probowls: | 2 |
| Honors: | |
Leo Sanford (October 4, 1929 – March 22, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Sanford died on March 22, 2024, at the age of 94.[2] [3] He was part of the 1958 Baltimore Colts team that won the world championship in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in the history of professional football.