Carey Bender

Carey Bender
Career information
Date of birth	(1972-01-28) January 28, 1972
Place of birth	Marion, Iowa
Position(s)	Running back
College	Coe College
Career history
As player
1996	Buffalo Bills

Carey Wayne Bender (born January 28, 1972 in Marion, Iowa) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He attended Coe College, where he still holds numerous rushing records. He was given an opportunity to play in the NFL by Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy, a fellow Coe College graduate. He played with the Buffalo Bills in 1996 as a member of the team's practice squad. After playing well in the NFL pre-season, he appeared in one game of the regular season, but recorded no carries.

Bender is one of two Coe College running backs to have played in the NFL. The other is Fred Jackson, former starting running back for the Buffalo Bills. Jackson was also given this opportunity by Marv Levy, who was the Bills general manager at the time. Bender and Jackson are among a select few American football players to have played in the NFL after playing at a Division III college.

External links

Pro-Football reference

Gagliardi Trophy winners

1993: Ballard 1994: Bender 1995: Palmer 1996: Erickson 1997: Borchert 1998: Hvistendahl 1999: Ragsdale 2000: Johnson 2001: Moore 2002: Pugh 2003: Bl. Elliott 2004: Myers 2005: Br. Elliott 2006: Brehm 2007: Beaver 2008: Micheli 2009: Westemeyer 2010: Watt 2011: Zweifel 2012: Williams 2013: Burke 2014: Burke 2015: Callahan

Melberger Award winners

1993: Ballard 1994: Bender 1995: Kusick 1996: Borchert 1997: Borchert 1998: Burton 1999: Pingel 2000: Bowers 2001: Moore 2002: Pincelli 2003: Trichilo 2004: Trichilo 2005: Elliott 2006: Sharpe 2007: Boltus 2008: Kmic 2009: Tanney 2010: McLaughlin 2011: Cordivari

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