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William Sean Bennett (born November 9, 1975) is a former professional American and Canadian football running back. He was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Evansville Purple Aces, Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats. Bennett began his collegiate career as a baseball and football player at the University of Illinois, but transferred to the University of Evansville after one year. At Evansville he was an All-American two–times but had to transfer due to the school dropping football as a sport. Bennett then attended Northwestern University where he was a fullback and was mainly a blocker but did get a few rushing attempts. Since he was a senior after his single season at Northwestern, he elected to enter the 1999 NFL Draft and surprised many by being selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round. He played four seasons in New York but ended up injured each season and was released after 2002. He then joined the New York Jets but was released before the season began. After his failed stints in New York he played for the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Renegades and Toronto Argonauts; and the Evansville BlueCats of the Indoor Football League. ==Early career== Sean Bennett was born on November 9, 1975 in Evansville, Indiana. In high school, Bennett played baseball and football and was hoping to become a professional baseball player. In football he played wide receiver and was named All–State〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sean Bennett, FB, Free Agent )〕 and in baseball his batting average was .425 over four years.〔 Following his senior season in high school, Bennett accepted a baseball and football scholarship at the University of Illinois.〔 However at the end of his freshman year he decided to drop baseball and transfer to the University of Evansville.〔 When asked why he dropped baseball, Bennett responded, "I couldn't hit."〔 At Evansville, his hometown, Bennett converted to running back after mainly playing wide receiver before that.〔 As a sophomore and junior, he was a two-time All-American and set school records in rushing and touchdowns.〔 However, after his junior season the school decided to drop football forcing Bennett to transfer to Northwestern University.〔 At Northwestern, Bennett became the starting fullback. In his only year he had 32 rushes and 160 yards.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sean Bennett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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