Career
He played two seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He was named to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Second All-Star Team in 1948. Leier played baseball for several years, and in 1950 was an all-star in the ManDak League.
He was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, noted for his fielding, batting average, and baserunning.
He is the grandfather of Canadian Olympic swimmer Rhiannon Leier.
