Pep Leadlay Explained

Pep Leadlay
Birth Date:7 March 1898
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Position1:Running back
College:Queen's University
Playing Years1:1919–1920
Playing Team1:Hamilton Tigers
Playing Years2:1921–1925
Playing Team2:Queen's University
Playing Years3:1926–1930
Playing Team3:Hamilton Tigers
Career Highlights:
Cfhof:frank-pep-leadlay
Cfhofyear:1963

Frank "Pep" Leadlay (March 7, 1898 – September 8, 1984) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. On October 15, 1927 he kicked a record 5 field goals, all on drop kicks. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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