Stanley Blair
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Stanley Blair is a former all-star and Grey Cup
champion Canadian Football League
cornerback.
Coming out of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University
football program, Blair joined the Edmonton Eskimos
in 1987 and took the CFL by storm, capturing the Jackie Parker Trophy
as best rookie in the West and winning a Grey Cup
. His blocked kick in the 75th Grey Cup
classic was instrumental. He played two more seasons in Edmonton and was selected as an all-star in each. He was courted by many National Football League
teams, but signed with the Phoenix Cardinals and played only 5 games with them before injuries ended his career.
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
champion Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
cornerback.
Coming out of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, often referred to as Southeastern and abbreviated as SE, or SOSU, is a public university located in Durant, Oklahoma, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,229 as of 2009.-History:...
football program, Blair joined the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
in 1987 and took the CFL by storm, capturing the Jackie Parker Trophy
Jackie Parker Trophy
The Jackie Parker Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy is awarded annually to the Most Outstanding Rookie in the West Division, since 1974. Each team in the West Division nominates a candidate from which a winner is chosen, and either this winner or the winner of the Frank M. Gibson Trophy...
as best rookie in the West and winning a Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
. His blocked kick in the 75th Grey Cup
75th Grey Cup
The 75th Grey Cup was the 1987 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts...
classic was instrumental. He played two more seasons in Edmonton and was selected as an all-star in each. He was courted by many National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
teams, but signed with the Phoenix Cardinals and played only 5 games with them before injuries ended his career.