Cedric Minter Cedric Alwyn Minter , ( born November 13 , 1958 , in Charleston , South Carolina ) , 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 high school principal in Boise , Idaho . Early years . Minter ' s father served in the U . S . Air Force , and was transferred to Mountain Home AFB in Idaho in 1959 , when Cedric 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 1976 , the attention rapidly subsided . Oregon and Kansas were still interested , but only Boise State in his hometown was interested in him as a running back . College . Minter graduated from high school in 1977 and accepted a football scholarship to Boise State , where he became a two time All - America n 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 1526 yards in 1978 ( surpassed at BSU twice , by Brock Forsey and Ian Johnson ) . 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 . Minter finished his college career with 4475 rushing yards , but as an undersized Big Sky running back ( 5 ' 10 " , 190 lb . ) , he was not selected in the 1981 NFL Draft , which was twelve rounds ( 332 selections ) . Minter began his professional football career in the Canadian Football League in 1981 . He graduated from BSU with a bachelor ' s degree in elementary education in 1985 . Pro career . Minter signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in April 1981 , and played three seasons , rushing for 815 , 563 , and 599 yards . He was awarded the Frank M . Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the East in 1981 , and was an all star in 1981 and 1982 . Minter ' s finest moment came in 1983 , when with only minutes remaining in the 71st Grey Cup game , he scored a touchdown on a Joe Barnes pass to win the game and end the Argonauts long championship drought , whose last win was 31 years earlier in 1952 . After three seasons in Canada , Minter played two seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets . He played a total of 9 games and scored two touchdowns in 1984 and 1985 . Minter rushed for 159 yards , caught 11 passes , and returned punts and kickoffs . He returned to Toronto in 1986 , played in 4 games and rushed for 170 yards . After a brief stint with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1987 , Minter retired from pro football . After football . After his playing days , Minter became an educator in 1988 . He taught and coached in southwest Idaho in Middleton and at Capital High School in Boise , and then coached the running backs at Boise State for a season in 1992 under head coach Skip Hall . He returned to teaching ( and high school coaching ) in 1993 in southeast Oregon in Nyssa and earned a master ' s degree in 1995 from Northwest Nazarene College . Minter has worked in the Boise School District since 2001 , and is currently the principal of Frank Church High School , an alternative school for at - risk students .