Avon Cobourne

Avon Cobourne

Born:	(1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45) Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	RB
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
College	West Virginia
High school	Holy Cross
NFL draft	2003, undrafted
Career history
As coach
2014–2015	Saskatchewan Roughriders (RB)
2016	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (RB)
As player
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
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (2009) Third-team All-American (2002) 2× First-team All-Big East selection (2000, 2001)
CFL All-Star	2009
CFL East All-Star	2008, 2009, 2012
Records	Collegiate: All-time leading rusher at West Virginia (5,164 yards) All-time rushing attempts leader at West Virginia (1,050) Career leader for most games with 100-yards rushing at West Virginia (28)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

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.