Nick Benjamin
Template:Short description Template:Needs inline citations Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.
College career
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.
CFL career
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.
Post CFL Career
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.
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- 1961 births
- 2007 deaths
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Concordia Stingers football players
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Players of Canadian football from Manitoba
- Canadian football people from Winnipeg
- First overall CFL draft picks