height_ft death_date birth_date pfr weight_lbs death_place nfldraftedyear number college name playing_years birth_place nfldraftedpick playing_teams nfl import position nfldraftedround height_in article_title
6 21 april 1973 7 july 1931 ledyha20 185 big sur , california 1953 12 chattanooga hal ledyard 1953 1956 -- 1958 1961 -- 1965 montgomery , alabama 104 san francisco 49ers ottawa rough riders winnipeg blue bombers 2519254 yes quarterback 9 0 hal ledyard

hal ledyard

harold `` hal '' ledyard -lrb- july 7 , 1931 -- april 21 , 1973 -rrb- was a professional gridiron football player in the national football league and canadian football league .
after backing up future pro football hall of famer y.a. tittle in 1953 , ledyard joined the united states army , where he played quarterback for the fort jackson base football team in 1955 .
ledyard joined the ottawa rough riders in 1956 and spent three seasons as the team 's starting quarterback before being replaced by frank tripucka before the 1959 season .
ledyard signed with the toronto argonauts in 1959 , but was waived before the season began .
after not being signed during the 1960 football season , ledyard returned to the cfl in 1961 with the winnipeg blue bombers , splitting playing time with dick thornton and future canadian football hall of famer ken ploen .
during his time in winnipeg , ledyard was known as `` the best relief pitcher in football '' due to his success relieving ploen .
he was a part of the blue bomber teams that won the 49th and 50th grey cups .
hal ledyard is the father of retired professional hockey player grant ledyard .
ledyard died april 21 , 1973 in a drowning accident at big sur .
