Blaise Bryant

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Blaise Bryant
Date of birth (1969-11-23) November 23, 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status International
Position(s) RB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
US college Iowa State
NFL draft 1991 / Round: 6
Drafted by New York Jets
Career history
As player
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders
19931996 Winnipeg 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). [1]

He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and is one of the college's all-time leading rushers. [2] A sixth-round pick in 1991 by the NFL's New York Jets, [3] 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. [1]

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

Career regular season rushing statistics

Year [4] TeamGPRushYardsY/RLgTD
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2241004.2250
1993 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8623135.0681
1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1623212895.66510
1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 141596644.2257
1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7692784.0321
CFL Totals54626224.86819

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References

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  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