College: Notre Dame Weight 73 kg Name Leonard Bahan | Role American football player Positions Quarterback, Halfback Height 1.75 m | |
Date of birth: (1898-02-18)February 18, 1898 Place of birth: Colegrove, Pennsylvania Date of death: May 1, 1977(1977-05-01) (aged 79) Place of death: Los Angeles, California Died May 1, 1977, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Education University of Notre Dame | ||
Leonard Bahan: Football Quarterback and Halfback
Leonard Finlan "Pete" Bahan (February 18, 1898 – May 1, 1977) was an American football player.
Bahan played quarterback for Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky, and later was the team captain for both the football team and the basketball team at Notre Dame. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the undefeated football team in 1919, which later was selected as national co-champions by the National Championship Foundation. In 1920, he enrolled at Detroit University and started for their football team at right halfback.
Bahan played for one season in the National Football League in 1923, first with the Buffalo All-Americans and then with the Cleveland Indians.
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