Nick Benjamin
{{Short description|Canadian football player (1961–2007)}}
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{{Infobox CFL player
|name=Nick Benjamin
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|position1=Guard
|College=Concordia University
|birth_date={{Birth date|1961|05|29}}
|birth_place=Trinidad and Tobago
|death_date={{Death date and age|2007|8|20|1961|05|29}}
|death_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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|CFLDraftedYear=1985
|CFLDraftedRound=1
|CFLDraftedPick=1
|playing_years1=1985–1989
|playing_team1=Ottawa Rough Riders
|playing_years2=1989–1993
|playing_team2=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|playing_years3=1994
|playing_team3=Ottawa Rough Riders
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|Awards=1985 - Frank M. Gibson Trophy
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Nicholas Dexter Benjamin (May 29, 1961 – August 20, 2007) was a professional football player. Benjamin was an offensive lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1985 to 1993.
College career
Nick Benjamin played for Concordia Stingers of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He was twice named an All-Canadian and conference all-star. After his career he was inducted into the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame.
CFL career
Benjamin played with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1985 to 1989 before joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1989. He retired after completing the 1993 season.
Post CFL Career
After his football career, he remained active in the Winnipeg community. He was diagnosed with kidney disease. The disease eventually took his life in 2007 at the age of 46.
External links
- [http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=771&Itemid=256 Bombers mourn passing of Benjamin]
- [https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/former-cfler-nick-benjamin-dead-at-46-1.693212 CBC - Former CFLer Nick Benjamin dead at 46]
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Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players
Category:Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Concordia Stingers football players
Category:Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
Category:Players of Canadian football from Manitoba