Wayne Gift

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. 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]

Wayne Gift
No. 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1915-10-21)October 21, 1915
Medina, Ohio
Died:February 13, 1998(1998-02-13) (aged 82)
Louisville, Kentucky
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Canton (OH) McKinley
College:Purdue
Career history
As player:
  • Cleveland Rams (1937)
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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]

References
  1. Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74 no. 3. p. 21.
  2. "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. "The Greek Cross With The Colors". The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 31 no. 1. May 1944. p. 13.
  4. "WAYNE GIFT". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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