Bennie Blades

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Bennie Blades
Date of birth	September 3, 1966
Place of birth	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Position(s)	Defensive Back
College	University of Miami
NFL Draft	1988 / Round 1/ Pick 3
Pro Bowls	1
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1988-1996 1997	Detroit Lions Seattle Seahawks

Horatio Benedict Blades (born September 3, 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the NFL.

1 University of Miami
2 NFL career
3 Personal
4 External link

[edit] University of Miami

Blades played a big part in the University of Miami's winning the 1987 NCAA National Championship. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in that year and, in 2006, was named to the College Football Hall of Fame for his play at the University of Miami.

[edit] NFL career

Following his graduation from the University of Miami, Blades entered the 1988 NFL Draft and spent nine seasons in the NFL. He played for the Detroit Lions from 1988-1996 and the 1997 season with the Seattle Seahawks, teaming up with his older brother, wide receiver Brian Blades, who also played collegiate football at the University of Miami.

[edit] Personal

Blades' son is University of Pittsburgh linebacker H. B. Blades.

In August 2004, Blades pled guilty to felony charges in Michigan for falling almost $300,000 delinquent in court-ordered child support payments for his daughter[1]. He also was arrested in January 2005 for missing a court-ordered hearing on the matter.