Bracy Bonham Explained

Bracy Bonham
Position:Offensive guard
Birth Date:10 April 1950
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:242
High School:Simon G. Atkins (NC)
College:North Carolina Central
Draftyear:1973
Draftround:9
Draftpick:232
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Bracy Herman Bonham Jr. (April 10, 1950 - October 10, 2003) is a former American football player. He played three years of professional football as an offensive guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and World Football League (WFL).

Bonham was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1950 and attended Simon G. Atkins High School in that city. He played college football as an offensive lineman North Carolina Central from 1969 to 1972.

He began playing professional football in the Canadian Football League in 1973 as an offensive guard for the Toronto Argonauts. He appeared in five CFL games during the 1973 season.[1]

In 1974, he joined the World Football League, playing for the Memphis Southmen during the 1974 season.[1] While principally playing at offensive guard, Bonham requested an opportunity to play at the fullback position and was briefly used in that role. On November 7, 1974, he scored a touchdown on six-yard run—his first touchdown since junior high school.[2] He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in September 1975.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bracy Bonham . Pro Football Archives . November 3, 2020.
  2. News: November 8, 1974 . Memphis rips Fire 49-24 . 16 . Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) (UPI story) . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: September 12, 1975 . Hornets Activate Bonham, Cut Collins . C1 . The Charlotte News . Newspapers.com.