Avon Cobourne
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| Date of birth | March 6, 1979 |
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| Place of birth | Camden, New Jersey |
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| CFL status | International |
| 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 |
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| 2014–2015 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (RB) |
| 2016 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (RB) |
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| 2003–2004 | Detroit Lions |
| 2004 | Cologne Centurions |
| 2005 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2006–2010 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2011–2012 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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| CFL All-Star | 2009 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2008, 2009, 2012 |
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Avon Cobourne (born March 6, 1979) is a former American professional Canadian football running back who was most recently a running back coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a running back for West Virginia University 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.
Cobourne attended Holy Cross High School in Delran, New Jersey, and was a letterman in football. In football, he rushed for 1,400 yards and 32 touchdowns as a junior.
Cobourne entered West Virginia right after Amos Zereoué, the star running back from 1996 to 1998, left early for the NFL. He immediately started the 1999 season. As a freshman, Cobourne ranked 13th in the NCAA in rushing with 1,139 yards first in the Big East, and was the leading freshman rusher in the nation. Cobourne also made 1st-team all-Big East and broke Zereoue's freshman rushing yardage record at West Virginia. Cobourne rushed for 142 yards in only three quarters against Miami (Ohio) and 141 yards against Rutgers. His best performances of the season though came against Virginia Tech, whose defense was ranked #1 in the nation against the run, when he ran for 133 yards; and against Pitt, when he rushed for a then Mountaineer Field record of 210 yards, which was the best single-game performance for a WVU freshman.
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