| Personal information | |||
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| Born: | June 29, 1965 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | C. K. McClatchy (CA) | ||
| College: | California | ||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 9 / Pick: 232 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| CFL status: | Import | ||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||
Brian Allen Bedford (born June 29, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers. He also was a member of the Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of California.
Bedford attended C. K. McClatchy High School. He received Bee All-Metro honors at quarterback as a senior. In basketball, he set the national high school record for season field-goal percentage as a senior.[1]
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of California. He was considered a dual-threat at quarterback, with the ability to both pass and run. As a freshman, he was a backup behind Gale Gilbert.
As a sophomore, he was a mostly a backup behind Kevin Brown, but still had a chance to start a few games. In the season finale against Stanford University, he replaced an ineffective Brown with the team trailing 0-24 at halftime. Bedford led a remarkable third quarter comeback that put the Golden Bears in a position to win the game, but sprained his ankle while celebrating a touchdown, forcing him to miss most of the fourth quarter and having to watch kicker Leland Rix miss a late 30-yard field goal in a 22-24 loss.[2] During the season, he tallied 46-of-103 completions for 627 passing yards, 157 rushing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
As a junior, he was named the starting quarterback. In the season opener, he completed 4-of-16 attempts for 32 yards in a 15-21 loss against Boston College.[3] He was replaced 4 games into the season with true freshman Troy Taylor. Taylor suffered a broken in the tenth game against USC. Brown would be the player chosen to finish the game, but also start in the season finale against Stanford University, engineering a 17-11 upset win.[4] Bedford finished with 42-of-93 completions for 488 yards, 3 passing touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
As a senior, he was converted into a wide receiver, leading the team with 39 receptions for 515 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns, while also having 7 carries for 53 yards (7.6-yard average).
Bedford was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (232nd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.[5] On June 30, he was traded to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a draft choice.[6]
In 1988, he was tried at both wide receiver and tight end during the preseason. He was placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury on August 23.[7] He was waived on August 29, 1989.[8]
On September 7, 1989, he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[9] He posted 10 receptions for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was released on July 4, 1990.[10]
On September 19, 1990, he was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.[11] He was limited with a right knee injury, registering only 4 receptions for 54 yards.