| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1918-08-22)August 22, 1918 Grafton, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1979(1979-01-05) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| University | Manitoba |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1938–1943 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1944–1946 | Cleveland/L.A. Rams |
| 1947 | Detroit Lions |
| 1948–1950 | Calgary Stampeders |
Coaching | |
| 1948–1950 | Calgary Stampeders (HC) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1974) | |
| Other information | |
| Horse racing career | |
| Occupation(s) | Trainer and owner |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| Major U.S. wins: Suwannee River Stakes (1962) Saratoga Special Stakes (1964) Laurel Futurity Stakes (1964) Garden State Stakes (1964) Sorority Stakes (1965) Kentucky Oaks (1966) Major Canadian Wins: | |
Leslie Lear (August 22, 1918 – January 5, 1979) was aNational Football League (NFL) andCanadian Football League (CFL) player and coach as well as an owner andtrainer ofThoroughbred race horses.
He grew up inManitoba, Canada, where he played guard at theUniversity of Manitoba. Lear started his professional football career with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League and helped the team to twoGrey Cup victories. In 1944, he signed with theCleveland Rams of the NFL becoming the first Canadian-trained player to play in the NFL. He would play a total of 4 seasons in the NFL. After his stint in the NFL, Lear returned to Canada where he coached the Grey Cup championCalgary Stampeders to an undefeated season in 1948- the only CFL team to go undefeated in a season.[1]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| CGY | 1948 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in Western Interprovincial Football Union | 3 | 0 | WonGrey Cup | |
| CGY | 1949 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1st in Western Interprovincial Football Union | 2 | 1 | Lost inGrey Cup | |
| CGY | 1950 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 4th in Western Interprovincial Football Union | ||||
| Total | 29 | 11 | 0 | .725 | 5 | 1 | 1 Grey Cup | |||
Following his retirement from football, Les Lear became involved inThoroughbred horse racing both as ahorse trainer and an owner.
Lear was elected into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He died of kidney failure on January 5, 1979.[2]
Lear was posthumously inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.[3]
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