Earl Leishman Lindley (March 13, 1933 – February 14, 2012) was a professional
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
player from 1954 to 1957. He participated in three
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
victories in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He played his college football at
Utah State University
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
, where he led all scorers in NCAA football in 1953, with 13 touchdowns and 3 extra points for a total of 81 points.
He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
See also
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List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders
The list of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders identifies the NCAA major college scoring leaders. Beginning with the 1937 college football season, when the NCAA began maintaining official records, the list includes each year's lea ...
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1933 births
2012 deaths
American players of Canadian football
Edmonton Elks players
People from Cache County, Utah
Players of American football from Utah
Utah State Aggies football players
Utah State Aggies men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
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