Stanley Blair
Appearance
Born: | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. | July 4, 1964
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
College | Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1986* | New Orleans Saints[1] |
1987–89 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1990 | Phoenix Cardinals |
1991* | San Francisco 49ers |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1988, 1989 |
Stanley Blair (born July 4, 1964) is a former all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League (CFL) 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.[2] 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
[edit]- ^ "Stanley Blair". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry: Edmonton
External links
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Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Players of Canadian football from Arkansas
- American football defensive backs
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Edmonton Elks players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm football players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Canadian football defensive back stubs
- American football defensive back, 1960s birth stubs