Tony Cherry
Anthony Earl Cherry
Born: February 8, 1963
Tripoli, Libya
Position: RB
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 187
College: Oregon
High School: Victor Valley (Victorville, CA)
Career: 1986-1991
Drafted: 1986 in Round 9, #240 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Tony Cherry played from 1986 to 1991 during his career with the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Ottawa Rough Riders and San Francisco 49ers. Cherry ran for 2,136 yards in his career on 427 attempts, scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 68 passes for 658 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 149 | 889 | 6.0 | 70 | 6 |
| 1989 | CFL BC Lions | 111 | 521 | 4.7 | 68 | 2 |
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 53 | 228 | 4.3 | 28 | 2 |
| 1990 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 88 | 391 | 4.4 | 28 | 6 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 24 | 107 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 | |
| CFL | 403 | 2029 | 5.0 | 70 | 16 | |
| Totals | 427 | 2136 | 5.0 | 70 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 45 | 3 |
| 1989 | CFL BC Lions | 36 | 380 | 10.6 | 50 | 2 |
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 23 | 1 |
| CFL | 68 | 658 | 9.7 | 50 | 6 | |
| Totals | 68 | 658 | 9.7 | 50 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 12 | 373 | 31.1 | 85 | 0 |
| 1989 | CFL BC Lions | 29 | 696 | 24.0 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| CFL | 47 | 1203 | 25.6 | 85 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 1232 | 25.1 | 85 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | ||||||
| 1989 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1989 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1990 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Totals | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | CFL | BC Lions | 12 | |
| 1989 | CFL | BC Lions | 12 | |
| 1990 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | |
| 1990 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 6 | |
| 1991 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 |
Honors
1988 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1988 - CFL CFL West All-Star
