Cornelius Bennett
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Cornelius Bennett is a former American football linebacker best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Buffalo Bills during their early 1990s Super Bowl runs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allAmericanStatus | consensus All-American at Alabama ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | University of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAward |
Lombardi Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SEC Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-08-25 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Indianapolis Colts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague |
National Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
NFL
|
| draftPickNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century American football ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Cornelius O'Landa Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| heightInMeters | 1.91 ⓘ |
| highSchoolAttended | Ensley High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedIntoCollegeFootballHallOfFame | 2005 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
55
ⓘ
97 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Atlanta Falcons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo Bills NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Colts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nflAllProSelection | true ⓘ |
| nflPositionCategory | linebacker ⓘ |
| notableCollegeCoach |
Bill Curry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | key defensive player on Buffalo Bills early 1990s Super Bowl teams ⓘ |
| numberOfProBowls | 5 ⓘ |
| playedForTeamFromTo |
Atlanta Falcons, 1996–1998
ⓘ
Buffalo Bills, 1987–1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Colts, 1999–2000 ⓘ |
| playedInSuperBowl | true ⓘ |
| playsInLeague | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | linebacker ⓘ |
| primaryRoleOnTeam | defensive leader ⓘ |
| proBowler | true ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stateOfHighSchool | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightInKilograms | 109 ⓘ |
| weightInPounds | 240 ⓘ |
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