Leo Cantor

Leo "the Lion" Cantor (February 28, 1919 – June 4, 1995) was a Jewish American football player. He was the 1937 Los Angeles All-City quarterback recipient, played college football for the UCLA Bruins, and played in the National Football League for the New York Giants in 1942 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1945.

Biography Cantor was born on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. His older brother was UCLA football player Izzy Cantor and his younger brother was USC football player Albert Canter. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, where he was the 1937 Los Angeles All-City quarterback recipient and leading scorer, playing in the Northern League.

Cantor played for the New York Giants in 1942 and, after serving in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, for the Chicago Cardinals in 1945.

In 1945 and 1946, Cantor played for the Hollywood Bears of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCFL), and in 1948 he played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the PCFL.

In 1996 Cantor was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.