Ben Bronson

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Ben Bronson
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1972-09-09) September 9, 1972 (age 52)
Jasper, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school: Jasper (TX)
College: Baylor
Undrafted: 1995
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • AFL Breakout Player of the Year (2000)
  • First-team All-SWC (1994)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:278
Receiving yards:3,544
Touchdowns:49
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Benjamin James Bronson (born September 9, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and the AFL for the Houston ThunderBears and Carolina Cobras. He played college football at Baylor.

Bronson also played college baseball at Baylor and professionally in the Kansas City Royals organization from 1996 to 1997. [1]

In 2000, he was named the AFL Breakout Player of the Year. [2] Outside of arena football, Bronson appeared in The Longest Yard (2005). [3]

Bronson is the twin brother to the former American Olympic 400-meter hurdler, John Bryan Bronson, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. Bryan Bronson

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References

  1. "Ben Bronson Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "L.A. Avengers sign AFL veteran Ben Bronson". Our Sports Central. January 10, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. "AFL players hit Hollywood in "The Longest Yard". He is also the twin brother of former Track and Field Hurdler Olympian John Byran Bronson". Our Sports Central. May 23, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2018.