Fred Bohannon
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| Position: | Defensive back/ Kickoff returner | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 31, 1958 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||
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| High school: | Woodlawn High School (Birmingham, Alabama) | ||||||||
| College: | Mississippi Valley State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1982 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | retired | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 1982 | |||||||||
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Frederick Jerome Bohannon (May 31, 1958 – February 8, 1999[1]) was an American football defensive back who played one season in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early life
Bohannon was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Woodlawn High School.[2] He matriculated at Mississippi Valley State University.[2]
Pro football career
Bohannon signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League prior to the 1982 NFL Draft.[3] 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.[3]
Shortly after leaving Toronto, Bohannon contacted the Pittsburgh Steelers who signed him.[3] He was on the Steelers roster for seven games in the strike-shortened 1982 season. He was used primarily on special teams as a kickoff returner and in kick coverage.[4] Bohannon was placed on the Steelers injured reserve list prior to the 1983 season due to a thigh injury[5][6] and he never again played for the team.
Bohannon later caught on with his hometown Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League[7] in 1984. He was cut by the Stallions in January 1985.[8]
He attended training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985, but was cut prior to the start of the season.[9]
Post-football life
After leaving football, Bohannon attended the police academy in Birmingham.[10]
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- 1958 births
- 1999 deaths
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- American football defensive backs
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
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