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John Bledsoe

Bledsoe, John A.
Height: 6-1 Weight: 224
Born: June 15, 1951 Cleveland, OH
Died: June 30, 2002 North Olmsted, OH
High School: Westlake (OH)

Year	College	Status
1969	Ohio State
1970	Ohio State	Played
1971	Ohio State	Lettered
1972	Ohio State	Lettered

Draft: 8th round (203rd overall) 1973 Detroit Lions

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL	30	RB	9
1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL	30	FB	9
1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL		RB	1
1974 Year (CFL)1974 Year CFL			10
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL	30	FB	5
3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL			24

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/31/1973	1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL
Signed		1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL
Released		1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL
Signed		1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL
Released		1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL
Signed		1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL
Released		1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	30
1974 Year (CFL)1974 Year CFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	30
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL	3	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	18
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	18
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	11	0	0		0			0	0		0	0	66

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL	158	811	5.1	34	3			0
1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL	134	623	4.6	33	4			0
1974 Year (CFL)1974 Year CFL	134	623	4.6	33	4			0
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL	30	142	4.7	38	2			0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL		16		155	9.7	26	1			0
1974 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1974 OTT CFL		1		9	9.0	9	0		0	0
1974 Year (CFL)1974 Year CFL		17		164	9.6	26	1			0
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL		3		28	9.3	23	1			0
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL		25		262	10.5	21	0			0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		45		454	10.1	26	2		0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL	2	-	29	14.5	16	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2		29	14.5	16	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1973 WPG CFL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1974 WPG CFL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974 Year (CFL)1974 Year CFL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1975 OTT CFL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0

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