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American gridiron football player (born 1969)

Blaise Bryant
Date of birth (1969-11-23) November 23, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birthHuntington Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
US collegeIowa State
NFL draft1991 / round: 6
Drafted byNew York Jets
Career history
As player
1991New York Jets*
1993Saskatchewan Roughriders
1993–1996Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards

Blaise X. Bryant (born November 23, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and is one of the college's all-time leading rushers. A sixth-round pick in 1991 by the NFL's New York Jets, Bryant enjoyed great success playing for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers from where he has several playing records, notably a single game rushing record for most yards (246) against Hamilton, September 17, 1994 which stood for almost 15 years til it was broken August 21, 2009.

Today Blaise Bryant is a married and a parent living in Orange County, CA. He works as a successful mortgage and real estate broker.

Career regular season rushing statistics

Year Team GP Rush Yards Y/R Lg TD
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 24 100 4.2 25 0
1993 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 62 313 5.0 68 1
1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 232 1289 5.6 65 10
1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 159 664 4.2 25 7
1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 69 278 4.0 32 1
CFL Totals 546 2622 4.8 68 19

References

  1. ^ "Regular Season All-Time Records Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine." CFL.ca. Retrieved on November 2, 2010.
  2. Boyles, Bob & Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Skyhorse, 2007. 931.
  3. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. Blaze X. Bryant on Statscrew
New York Jets 1991 NFL draft selections


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