Cedric Minter
| Date of birth | November 13, 1958 |
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| Place of birth | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Boise State |
| High school | Borah (Boise, ID) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981–83 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1984–85 | New York Jets |
| 1986 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1987 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1981, 1982 |
| Awards | 1981 Frank M. Gibson Trophy |
| Honors | 1983 Grey Cup Champion |
| Career stats | |
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Cedric Alwyn Minter, (born November 13, 1958), is a former professional football player, an award-winning running back in the Canadian Football League. After his playing career, Minter became an educator and is currently a junior high school assistant principal in Boise, Idaho.
Born into a military family in Charleston, South Carolina, Minter moved with his family to Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho in 1959, when he was a few months old. A year later the family moved to nearby Boise, where he grew up and played his high school football in the mid-1970s for Borah High School under head coach Delane "De" Pankratz. Minter had outstanding seasons for the Lions as a sophomore and junior; the Lions went undefeated in 1975 and Minter had the attention of the top college football programs. But after incurring a shoulder injury on the first play of his senior season in September 1976, the attention rapidly subsided.Oregon and Kansas were still interested, but only Boise State in his hometown was interested in him as a 170 lb (77 kg) running back.
Minter graduated from high school in 1977 and accepted a football scholarship to Boise State, and became a two-time All-American under head coach Jim Criner. He made his mark early as a freshman with a school record 210 yards against Cal Poly. As a sophomore, he set a Big Sky record by rushing with 1,526 yards in 1978. As a senior in 1980, he was a member of BSU's "Four Horseman" backfield (along with QB Joe Aliotti, FB David Hughes, and HB Terry Zahner), which led the Broncos to the I-AA national championship. BSU defeated the Grambling Tigers 14-9 in the first round (semifinals) at Bronco Stadium, then edged favored Eastern Kentucky 31-29 with a late touchdown in the championship game in Sacramento on December 20.
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