Birth Date: | April 6, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Place: | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
Position1: | Defensive end |
High School: | Flint Northern (Flint, Michigan) |
College: | Purdue |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1952 |
Nfldraftedround: | 11 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 123 |
Playing Years1: | 1954–1960 |
Playing Team1: | Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals |
Playing Years2: | 1961 |
Playing Team2: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Playing Years3: | 1962 |
Playing Team3: | Detroit Lions |
Career Highlights: |
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Probowls: | 2 (1958, 1960) |
Nfl: | SUG207645 |
Databasefootball: | SUGARLEO01 |
Leo Tateusz Sugar (April 6, 1929 – September 23, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions. He went to two Pro Bowls during his nine-year career. Sugar played college football at Purdue University, where he was an All-Big Ten Defensive End and was named to the College All-Star Game. He was named to the 1951 All-American team and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was born in Flint, Michigan and played football and basketball for the Flint Northern Vikings in high school as well as a local American Legion baseball team. He died in September 2020 at the age of 91.[1]