Leo Sugar

Leo Sugar
Date of birth	April 6, 1929
Place of birth	Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death	September 23, 2020 (aged 91)
Place of death	Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive end
US college	Purdue
High school	Flint Northern (Flint, Michigan)
NFL draft	1952 / Round: 11 / Pick: 123
Career history
As player
1954–1960	Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
1961	Philadelphia Eagles
1962	Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1951); First-team All-Big Ten (1951); Second-team All-Big Ten (1950);
Pro Bowls	2 (1958, 1960)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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]

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