Avon Cobourne
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Avon Cobourne (born March 6, 1979 in Camden, New Jersey) is a football running back in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes. He was a runningback for West Virginia University from (1999-2002) before entering the NFL.
[edit] College Career
After graduating from Holy Cross High School in Delran New Jersey, Avon Cobourne entered WVU right after Amos Zereoue, their star runningback from 1996 to 1998, left early for the NFL. He immediately started the 1999 season and never looked back. He ended his career with the all-time Big East Conference and WVU rushing record with 5,164 rushing yards, breaking Zereoue's previous record. In all of his four seasons, Cobourne rushed for over 1,000 yards.
Cobourne and Zereoue have been considered the greatest rushers in school history. Often, Zereoue has been held higher than Cobourne, mainly because Zereoue only played 3 seasons while holding the rushing record, while it took Cobourne all 4.
| Preceded by: Amos Zereoue |
WVU Starting Running Back 1999-2002 |
Succeeded by: Quincy Wilson |
[edit] Pro Career
Cobourne has bounced around teams in the NFL. He was on the Lions roster for 2003, but was inactive most of the season. For the 2005 season, Cobourne bounced onto the Miami Dolphins, where former Mountaineer Kay-Jay Harris had a roster spot. He is now playing in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes.
