Leslie Lear (born on August 22, 1918 in Grafton, North Dakota, United States) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League player. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grafton is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in
He grew up in Manitoba, Canada, where he played guard at the University of Manitoba. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada, is the largest university located in the province of Manitoba. Lear started his professional football career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and helped the team to two Grey Cup victories. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team In 1944, he signed with the Cleveland Rams of the NFL becoming the first Canadian-trained player to play in the NFL. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St 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 champion Calgary Stampeders to an undefeated season in 1948. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta.
Following his retirement from football, Les Lear became involved in Thoroughbred horse racing both as a horse trainer and an owner. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races
Lear was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1974. See also List of attractions in Hamilton Ontario The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a Not-for-profit corporation located