Linebacker, Alabama, 1983–86
Cornelius Bennett
- Born
- Aug 25, 1965, in Birmingham, Alabama
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Cornelius Bennett played linebacker at Alabama (1983–86). He won the 1986 Lombardi Award. He finished seventh in the 1986 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1986. The Indianapolis Colts took Bennett in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1987 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2005College Football Hall of Fame
- 1984, 1985, 1986First-team All-SEC
- 1986Lombardi Award
- 1986Consensus All‑American
- 1986SEC Player of the Year
- 1986Seventh in the Heisman vote
All-America: consensus 1986; Walter Camp 1985; AP second team 1985; UPI second team 1985; Football News first team 1984; Gannett News Service 1984; Sporting News 1984 and 1985
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1988, 1990–93) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1988
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1988; Pro Football Writers first team 1988; Sporting News first team 1988; NEA first team 1988, 1991–92; Pro Football Weekly first team 1988.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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