Stanley Blair
Appearance
Date of birth | July 4, 1964 |
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Place of birth | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
US college | Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1987–89 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1990 | Phoenix Cardinals |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1988, 1989 |
Honors | 1987 – Grey Cup Champion 1987 – Jackie Parker Trophy |
Career stats | |
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Stanley Blair (born July 4, 1964) is a former all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League cornerback.
Coming out of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University football program, Blair joined the Edmonton Eskimos in 1987 and took the CFL by storm, capturing the Jackie Parker Trophy as best rookie in the West and winning a Grey Cup. His blocked kick in the 75th Grey Cup classic was instrumental. He played two more seasons in Edmonton and was selected as an all-star in each.[1] He was courted by many National Football League teams, but signed with the Phoenix Cardinals and played only 5 games with them before injuries ended his career.
References
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry: Edmonton
External links
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Arkansas
- American football defensive backs
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- Grey Cup champions
- African-American players of American football
- African-American players of Canadian football
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Sportspeople from Pine Bluff, Arkansas