49 Facts About Avon Cobourne

Avon Cobourne was born on March 6,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.

Avon Cobourne played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1999 to 2002 before entering the NFL.

Avon Cobourne 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.

Avon Cobourne grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and attended Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey, where he was a letterman in football.

Avon Cobourne entered West Virginia right after Amos Zereoue, the star running back from 1996 to 1998, left early for the NFL.

Avon Cobourne made 1st-team all-Big East and broke Zereoue's freshman rushing yardage record at West Virginia.

Avon Cobourne rushed for 142 yards in only three quarters against Miami and 141 yards against Rutgers.

Avon Cobourne again finished in the top 20 in the nation in rushing and earned second-team all-Big East honors.

Avon Cobourne only totaled 1,028 yards with 6 touchdowns that season, both lower than his freshman output, but he was plagued by injuries during the season.

Avon Cobourne rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown against Boston College, 166 yards against Syracuse, and then 117 yards against Rutgers before leaving the game with an irritated hip joint.

Avon Cobourne finished the season 14th in the nation rushing with a career-high 1,298 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Avon Cobourne was named team MVP and was the only player to rush for over 100 yards against the national champions, the Miami Hurricanes.

Avon Cobourne started the season out with a 173-yard performance against Ohio, followed by a 181-yard performance against Kent State.

Avon Cobourne then rushed for 128 yards against Maryland; totaled four touchdowns in two quarters against Rutgers along with 147 yards; and rushed for 169 yards against Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, highlighted with a career-long 60-yard run.

Avon Cobourne then finished the season with four consecutive 100-yard games.

Avon Cobourne rushed for 260 yards and 2 touchdowns in a win against ECU early in the season, and then rushed for 175 yards and a score in a loss to Miami.

Avon Cobourne's 260 yards against the Pirates was a career-high.

Avon Cobourne ended his career with the all-time Big East Conference and WVU rushing record with 5,164 rushing yards, breaking Zereoue's previous record.

Avon Cobourne was signed by the Detroit Lions in 2003 after being undrafted.

Avon Cobourne played in seven games, recording seven carries for 27 yards, returning seven kickoffs for 123 yards, and catching four passes for 30 yards.

In 2004, Avon Cobourne was moved to the Lions practice squad.

Avon Cobourne recorded 525 yards on 117 carries in Europe.

Avon Cobourne signed with the Miami Dolphins for the 2005 NFL season, but never played.

Avon Cobourne then left the National Football League for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes.

Avon Cobourne totaled 14 yards on two catches and led the team on special teams tackles with 21.

Avon Cobourne had the league's longest missed field goal return at 95 yards.

However, shortly after, Avon Cobourne suffered an ankle injury that took him out for one game.

Avon Cobourne finished third on the team in special teams tackles and rushed for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season.

In 2008, after taking the job from former starting running back Jarrett Payton during the preseason, Avon Cobourne started the first game of the season against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

Avon Cobourne rushed for 107 yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts and caught 6 passes for 55 yards.

Week 2 against Winnipeg, Avon Cobourne rushed for 89 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries and caught 10 passes for 96 yards.

Avon Cobourne then rushed for 127 yards on 14 carries and had two receptions for 14 yards in a loss to BC However, as Montreal defeated Hamilton, Avon Cobourne rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and had 4 receptions for 21 yards.

Avon Cobourne then led Montreal past Winnipeg with 21 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown and 25 yards off of 7 receptions.

Avon Cobourne led the team with 5 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown, totaling 210 yards of offense.

Montreal then defeated BC, as Avon Cobourne rushed 16 times for 100 yards and a touchdown - his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing performance.

Avon Cobourne missed the following games against Toronto, Calgary, and Edmonton with an injury.

Avon Cobourne's 100-yard rushing game streak ended at six consecutive games, as he only rushed for 10 yards off of 6 carries against Hamilton, but did have 10 receptions for 83 yards.

Avon Cobourne had no carries in the following game against Hamilton, but had 3 receptions for 29 yards.

However, Avon Cobourne was active for the Grey Cup Playoff Finals matchup.

The first half of the season saw Avon Cobourne leading the league in rushing with 715 yards and, when combined with his 463 yards receiving, put him on a record pace to become the first player in league history to register 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season.

However, due to injury, Avon Cobourne finished the regular season with 145 carries for 950 yards with six touchdowns and 64 receptions for 607 yards for two touchdowns.

Avon Cobourne was named an East Division All-Star at running back while his rushing yards was third in the CFL, his receiving yards were 24th in the CFL, and his 1,557 yards from scrimmage was third in the CFL.

Avon Cobourne opened up his second season as the full-time starting back for Montreal with a 19 carry, 107 yard performance with a touchdown against Calgary.

On February 16,2011, Avon Cobourne signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Avon Cobourne started 17 regular season games at running back as well as two playoff games for the Tiger-Cats.

Avon Cobourne was released by Hamilton on February 1,2012, after the team had signed Martell Mallett.

Avon Cobourne would go on to be named a CFL East Division All-Star for the third time of his career.

On February 16,2013, Avon Cobourne was released by the Tiger-Cats.

Avon Cobourne has a degree in marketing from West Virginia University.