Nick Benjamin | |
Position1: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1961 |
Death Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Cfldraftedyear: | 1985 |
Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 1 |
Playing Years1: | 1985–1989 |
Playing Years2: | 1989–1993 |
Playing Years3: | 1994 |
Playing Team3: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career Highlights: |
Nicholas Dexter Benjamin (May 29, 1961 – August 20, 2007) was a professional football player. Benjamin was an offensive lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1985 to 1993.
Nick Benjamin played for Concordia Stingers of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He was twice named an All-Canadian and conference all-star. After his career he was inducted into the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame.
Benjamin played with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1985 to 1989 before joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1989. He retired after completing the 1993 season.
After his football career, he remained active in the Winnipeg community. He was diagnosed with kidney disease. The disease eventually took his life in 2007 at the age of 46.