Blaise Bryant
| Date of birth | November 23, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| US college | Iowa State |
| NFL draft | 1991 / round: 6 |
| Drafted by | New York Jets |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1991 | New York Jets* |
| 1993 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1993–1996 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
Career regular season rushing statistics
| Year[4] | 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
- ^ a b "Regular Season All-Time Records Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine." CFL.ca. Retrieved on November 2, 2010.
- ^ Boyles, Bob & Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Skyhorse, 2007. 931.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Blaze X. Bryant on Statscrew