Nick Benjamin

Bio

Full name: Nicholas Dexter Benjamin

Preferred name: Nick

Born: May 29, 1961 in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Died: Aug. 20, 2007 (Obituary)

Drafted in 1985 as OL by OTT
1st overall (1st position in 1st round) from Concordia.

Last Season (1994) Vitals:
  • Player classification: Non-import
  • Height: 6′ 2″
  • Weight: 270 lbs
  • Position: OL
  • Jersey: #61
Amateur Programs
  • Concordia
  • Oshawa Hawkeyes Jr.
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
10 Season Career

Active years: 1985–1994
Active teams (2):

  • OTT 1985–1989, 1994
  • WPG 1989–1993

136 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 132 regular season games
  • 1 playoff game
  • 3 Grey Cup appearances (1 championship win)
3 Grey Cup Appearances
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
10 seasons
(Rank: T323rd,
97th percentile,
10 CFL seasons)		 2 teams 132
(Rank: T776th,
93rd percentile,
132 CFL games)		 1 3
1985 OTT OL 68 16 -- 0
1986 OTT OL 68 10 -- 0
1987 OTT OL 68 17 -- 0
1988 OTT OL 68 18 -- 0
1989 OTT G 68 2 -- 0
  WPG OL 68 6 -- 0
  1989 Total 2 Teams     8 -- 0
1990 WPG G 68 17 -- 1
1991 WPG G 68 18 -- 0
1992 WPG G 68 11 -- 1
1993 WPG G 68 12 -- 1
1994 OTT OL 61 5 -- 0
  • 1985 Division Finalist (OTT) Most Outstanding Rookie