John Leypoldt
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John Howard Leypoldt was a former American football
placekicker
who played eight seasons in the National Football League
. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
who played eight seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York.