Tony Corbin

Tony Corbin (born March 21, 1974) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Corbin played college football at California State University, Sacramento and attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California.[1] He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy, Portland Forest Dragons, New York CityHawks and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Tony Corbin
Born: (1974-03-21) March 21, 1974
Turlock, California
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)QB
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
CollegeSacramento State
High schoolTurlock (CA)
AFL entry1998
NFL draft1997 / Round: 7 / Pick: 237
Drafted bySan Diego Chargers
Career history
As player
1997San Diego Chargers*
1998Frankfurt Galaxy*
1998Portland Forest Dragons*
1998New York CityHawks
2001BC Lions
2002Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
*Offseason or practice squad only
Career stats

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Corbin was drafted by the San Diego Chargers with the 237th pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.[2] He was released in August 1997.[3]

Frankfurt Galaxy

Corbin was drafted by the Frankfurt Galaxy with the 101st pick in the 1998 NFL Europe League draft. He was released in March 1998.[4]

Portland Forest Dragons

Corbin signed with the Portland Forest dragons in April 1998.[5]

New York CityHawks

Corbin was traded from the Portland Forest Dragons to the New York CityHawks where he played during the 1998 season.[6]

BC Lions

Corbin was signed by the BC Lions on April 5, 2001. He started 2 games during the 2001 season and was released in January 2002.[7][8]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Corbin signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in May 2002 but was released before the start of the season.[7]

References
  1. "Bulldogs in the N.F.L." turlockfootball.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "1997 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. "NFL roster cuts". jsonline.com. August 18, 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "NFL Europe" (PDF). airwolf.lmtonline.com. Laredo Morning Times. March 25, 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. "Arena Football". Eugene Register-Guard. April 11, 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. Greene, Jerry (April 30, 1998). "Predators Finally Get Their Men". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. "Tony Corbin". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  8. "Lions leery of Argonauts". cbc.ca. September 7, 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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