Fred Bohannon

Fred Bohannon
No. 23     
Defensive back/ Kickoff returner
Personal information
Date of birth: May 31, 1958 (1958-05-31) (age 53)
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama
High School: Woodlawn High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College: Mississippi Valley State
Undrafted in 1982
Debuted in 1982 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Roster status: retired
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 1982
Games Played     7
Games Started     0
Kick Returns / Yds     14 / 329
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Frederick Jerome Bohannon (born May 31, 1958) is a former American football defensive back who played one season in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Early life

Bohannon was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Woodlawn High School.[1] He matriculated at Mississippi Valley State University.[1]

Pro football career

Bohannon signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League prior to the 1982 NFL Draft.[2] He quickly became disenchanted with his situation in Toronto and asked the team for his release. His request was granted after the team's second exhibition game.[2]

Shortly after leaving Toronto, Bohannon contacted the Pittsburgh Steelers who signed him.[2] He was on the Steelers roster for seven games in the strike-shortened 1982 season. He was used primarily on special teams as a kickoff returner and in kick coverage.[3] Bohannon was placed on the Steelers injured reserve list prior to the 1983 season due to a thigh injury[4][5] and he never again played for the team.

Bohannon later caught on with his hometown Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League[6] in 1984. He was cut by the Stallions in January 1985.[7]

He attended training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985, but was cut prior to the start of the season.[8]

Post-football life

After leaving football, Bohannon attended the police academy in Birmingham.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fred Bohannon bio". databaseFootball. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOHANFRE01. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c Clayton, John (July 28, 1982). "Free Agent Gets Wish...The Hard Way". Pittsburgh Press. pp. C-1, C-5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R9YcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sl4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc&pg=1791%2C5537685. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  3. ^ O'Brien, Jim (December 9, 1982). "Steelers' Special Efforts Up To Little Guys". Pittsburgh Press. pp. C-9. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HpYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon&pg=2154%2C5630860. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Deals". The Ledger. August 17, 1983. pp. 2D. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pftEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pfsDAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc%20cut&pg=4493%2C369847. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  5. ^ Tuma, Gary (August 19, 1983). "Steelers: Few Happy Returns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 14. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ek4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pm0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc%20cut&pg=6930%2C4518712. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  6. ^ Utterback, Bill (March 11, 1984). "Fans set to welcome Maulers, and boo Stoudt". The Beaver County Times. pp. C5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RlsuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZNoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc&pg=1473%2C1876457. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  7. ^ Smith, Tom (January 30, 1985). "Carruth signs with Stallions". TimesDaily. pp. 1D. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CE8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CcgEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc%20cut&pg=2102%2C6529750. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  8. ^ "Tampa Bay cuts seven". Star-Banner. August 5, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6usTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WAYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc%20released&pg=6595%2C3138100. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  9. ^ "Rigors of Training". The Gadsden Times. April 26, 1986. pp. B3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L3spAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RdcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fred-bohannon%20-perc&pg=2638%2C3829168. Retrieved 26 February 2010.