John Leypoldt
American football player (1946-1987)
John Howard Leypoldt (March 31, 1946 – February 7, 1987) was an American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington County, Virginia, graduating in 1965. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York.
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