Ben Cahoon
| No. 86 | |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1972 |
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| Place of birth | Orem, Utah |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | SB |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Brigham Young |
| CFL draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1998–2010 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1999, 2004, 2008 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Awards | CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 2002, 2003 |
| Honours | Grey Cup Champion 2002, 2009, 2010 |
| Records | Receptions in a career in the CFL, Receptions by a Canadian receiver in a career, Receptions by a Canadian receiver in a season, Touchdowns by an Alouette, Receiving yards in a career in Grey Cup games, Receptions in a career in Grey Cup Games, Receptions in a career (1,017). |
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Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years in a row in 2002 and 2003.
At the time of his retirement after the 2010 season, Cahoon ranked sixth overall in career receiving yards with 13,301 yards and the all-time leader overall in pass receptions with 1,017. He is also the all-time leading receiver in Grey Cup history with 46 receptions and 658 receiving yards.
Cahoon had caught at least one pass in 202 of his last 203 games and at least one pass in each of his last 144 games.
Cahoon spent part of his childhood in Cardston, Alberta, and is therefore considered a non-import under the CFL's import/non-import ratio rule.
Cahoon played his high school sports at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, where he earned All-Region and All-State honors in football, basketball, and soccer. He was named Mountain View's Athlete of the Year in 1990.
Cahoon played two seasons (1993–94) at Ricks College, now known as Brigham Young University–Idaho, in Rexburg, Idaho. He set school records for most receptions and most receiving yards in a single season and in a career. In 1994, he ranked second in the nation in receiving and was named Junior College All-American. He transferred to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He played in every game for the Cougars in 1996, when BYU became the first Division I-A team in NCAA history to win 14 games in a single season. In his senior year (1997), Cahoon became BYU's top receiver with 84 catches. He averaged 84.6 receiving yards per game during that season including an 8-catch, 217-yard performance in the Cougars' 13-10 win at Arizona State University.
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