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Fred Bohannon
Frederick Jerome Bohannon (May 31, 1958 – February 8, 1999) was an American football defensive back who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Bohannon was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Woodlawn High School (Birmingham, Alabama), Woodlawn High School. He matriculated at Mississippi Valley State University. Pro football career Bohannon signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League prior to the 1982 NFL Draft. He quickly became disenchanted with his situation in Toronto and asked the team for his release. His request was granted after the team's second exhibition game. Shortly after leaving Toronto, Bohannon contacted the Pittsburgh Steelers who signed him. He was on the Steelers roster for seven games in the strike-shortened 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 1982 season. He was used primarily on American football positions#Special teams, special teams as a kickoff returner and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
