Tavares Bolden

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Tavares Bolden
Born: (1979-06-08) June 8, 1979 (age 42)
Cleveland, Ohio
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status American
Position(s) QB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
College Toledo
High school Glenville High School
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Career history
As player
20022004 Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Comp-Att20–33
Yards176
TD-INT 1–3
Rushing attempts16
Rushing yards93

Tavares Bolden (born June 8, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early life and high school

Bolden was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Glenville High School. He did not join the school's football team until his junior year and became the Tarblooders' starting quarterback, passing for 2,800 yards and 31 touchdowns in two seasons. [1]

College career

Bolden was a member of the Toledo Rockets for five seasons, redshirting as a freshman. He became the team's starting quarterback midway through his sophomore year, becoming the first player from a Cleveland Public School to become an FBS starting quarterback since Benny Friedman in 1926. [1] As a junior, Bolden passed for 1,597 yards with 13 touchdown passes and four interceptions while rushing for 464 yards and five touchdowns and was named first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC). [2] In his senior season he was named second team All-MAC after completing 214-of-319 pass attempts for a then-MAC record 67.1% completion percentage and 2,466 yards with 13 touchdowns and also rushed for 335 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career with 5,282 passing yards and 34 touchdown passes and 1,065 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. [3] Bolden was inducted into Toledo's Varsity ‘T’ Hall of Fame in 2015. [4]

Professional career

Bolden was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on April 24, 2002. [5] Bolden played three seasons with Montreal as a backup quarterback. [6]

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