Wayne Gift Explained

Wayne Gift
Number:	3
Position:	Quarterback
Birth Date:	21 October 1915
Birth Place:	Medina, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	8
Weight Lbs:	175
High School:	Canton (OH) McKinley
College:	Purdue
Pastteams:	Cleveland Rams
Pastcoaching:	Brooklyn Dodgers (1947) (assistant)
Pfr:	G/GiftWa20

Leland Wayne Gift (October 21, 1915 – February 13, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.^[1] He attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.^[2] During World War II he served in the United States Navy.^[3]

Professional career

Gift played in ten games, starting one, for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.^[2]

Coaching career

Gift was an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference during the 1947 season.^[4]

External links

• Just Sports Stats

Notes and References

1. Langhammer. Jay. Fall 1985. 74. 3. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Sigma Pis in Pro Football. 21. 2016-09-22. 2016-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200355/http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1985/SP_EMERALD_VOL_74_NO_3_FALL_1985.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: WAYNE GIFT . profootballarchives.com . October 9, 2015.
3. May 1944. 31. 1. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. The Greek Cross With The Colors. 13.
4. Web site: WAYNE GIFT . profootballarchives.com . October 9, 2015.