Leo Cantor
Los Angeles, California | |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Theodore Roosevelt |
College: | UCLA |
Position: | Running back |
Career history | |
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Leo "the Lion" Cantor (February 28, 1919 – June 4, 1995) was a
Biography
Cantor was born on the
USC Trojans football coach Howard Jones recruited Cantor to attend USC and after briefly attending Spring practice at Troy, Cantor transferred to UCLA. He was the only prep football player coach Howard Jones ever personally recruited. It was at UCLA that Cantor played in the same famed backfield as Kenny Washington, Jackie Robinson, and Woody Strode. Cantor would go on to be a three-year letter winner at UCLA and played for the UCLA Bruins from 1938 to 1941.
Cantor played for the
In 1945 and 1946, Cantor played for the Hollywood Bears of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCFL), and in 1948 he played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the PCFL.[5]
In 1996 Cantor was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781461730521– via Google Books.
- ^ "Leo Cantor Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "Brins Land Leo Cantor". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1938. p. 29.
- ^ a b "Another Angle on Leo Cantor Case". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1938. p. 30.
- ^ a b c "Leo Cantor". Pro Football Archives.
- ^ Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. (2009). "Football! Navy! War!"; How Military "Lend-Lease" Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II
- ^ "Leo Cantor Stats, News & Video - DB". NFL.com.
- ^ a b c "LEO CANTOR; Football - 1996". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "WW II Honor Roll - Online Exhibits". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Leo Cantor Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Leo Cantor, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "1945 Chicago Cardinals Stats".