Avon Cobourne
Cobourne (6) with the Montreal Alouettes in 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 6, 1979 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Holy Cross Academy (Delran Township, NJ) | ||||||||||||
| College | West Virginia (1999–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Detroit Lions | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Cologne Centurions | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Miami Dolphins* | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (RB) | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (RB) | ||||||||||||
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Avon Cobourne (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1999 to 2002 before entering the NFL.
Cobourne became the Montreal Alouettes's starting running back in 2008, in which he finished the season with 1,557 all-purpose yards and was named a CFL East Division All-Star. He followed this up with an outstanding 2009 season where he rushed for 1,214 yards and 13 touchdowns, culminating in CFL All-Star recognition and being named the MVP of the 2009 Grey Cup.