Wayne Gift


Leland Wayne Gift 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. He attended Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.

Professional career

Gift played in ten games, starting one, for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.

Coaching career

Gift was an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference during the 1947 season.