John Bledsoe
John A. Bledsoe
Born: June 15, 1951
Westlake, OH
Deceased: June 30, 2002
North Olmsted, OH
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 218
College: Ohio State
High School: Westlake (OH)
Career: 1973-1975
John Bledsoe played from 1973 to 1975 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Bledsoe ran for 1,576 yards in his career on 322 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 45 passes for 454 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 158 | 811 | 5.1 | 34 | 3 |
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 134 | 623 | 4.6 | 33 | 4 |
| 1975 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 38 | 2 |
| Totals | 322 | 1576 | 4.9 | 38 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25 | 262 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 155 | 9.7 | 26 | 1 |
| 1975 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Totals | 45 | 454 | 10.1 | 26 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1975 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 |
