height_ft cflallstar status birth_date pfr weight_lbs nfldraftedyear college name playing_years birth_place nfldraftedpick nfldraftedteam nfl playing_team cfleastallstar import position nfldraftedround height_in article_title
5 1998 retired 22 september 1970 blouer00 192 1992 north carolina eric blount 1992-1993 2002 1994 - 1997 1998 1999 1999 2001 - ayden , north carolina 220 phoenix cardinals blo2509750 phoenix montreal alouettes winnipeg blue bombers cardinals edmonton eskimos winnipeg blue bombers toronto argonauts 1998 yes running back 8 9 eric blount

eric blount

eric blount -lrb- born september 22 , 1970 -rrb- is a former all-star running back in the canadian football league and national football league .
a north carolina tar heel in college , blount was drafted by and played two seasons with the phoenix cardinals .
he primarily returned kicks in the nfl .
in 1994 he signed with the edmonton eskimos and rushed for 1091 yards that season .
after two more years with the esks he starred with the winnipeg blue bombers in 1998 , being named an all-star ; he led the league in total yards -lrb- 3816 , 2nd best in cfl history -rrb- , punt return yards -lrb- 1051 -rrb- , kickoff return yards -lrb- 1695 , a cfl record at the time -rrb- , rushed for 599 yards , and added 339 more yards on 45 caught passes .
he also played 4 regular season games with the toronto argonauts and 3 regular season games with the montreal alouettes , both in 1999 .
on september 15 , 1995 , against winnipeg at edmonton , blount scored 5 touchdowns , a team record and one short of the cfl record .
