Bennie Blades

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Horatio Benedict Blades Sr. (born September 3, 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the NFL. Blades played a big part in the University of Miami's winning the 1987 NCAA National Championship. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in that year and, in 2006, was named to the College Football Hall of Fame for his play at the University of Miami. He shares the NCAA single season interception record with fellow Miami Hurricane Sean Taylor. During his play at Miami he and the defensive secondary he led were nicknamed "Bennie and the Jets," for their speed, power, ability & stand-out defensive play. He is also remembered for taunting and intidmidating opposing players.