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Alphonse Emil "Tuffy" Leemans (November 12, 1912 – January 19, 1979) was an American professional football player who was a fullback and halfback who played on both offense and defense for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
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- November 12, 1912
Tuffy was named the outstanding player in the 1936 College All-Star game and, upon joining the Giants, immediately took over as one of the NFL's most dependable workhorses. The 6-0, 195-pound fullback led the league in rushing as a rookie with 830 yards.
May 1, 2000 · December 7, 1941, was `Tuffy’ Leemans Day at the Polo Grounds. The 55,051 fans only learned after the game that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. In 1978, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jan 20, 1979 · HILLSBORO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 19 (AP) - Alphonse (Tufty) Leemans, former New York Giants’ running back and a recent inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was found dead this morning at his...
Former George Washington University and New York Giants Football great Alphonse E. (Tuffy) Leemans, who passed away January 19, 1979, was inducted into the GW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1959. Leemans received his bachelor's degree in physical education from GW in 1937.
Tuffy Leemans was a Hall of Fame professional football fullback, halfback, and quarterback who played for 8 seasons from 1936 to 1943.In college, Leemans pl...
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