Antonio Warren

Antonio Warren
No. 32
Born:	November 25, 1975 (age 49); San Francisco, California
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	RB
College	Cal Poly
Career history
As player
2001–2002	Calgary Stampeders
2004–2006	BC Lions

Antonio Warren (born November 25, 1975, in San Francisco, California) is a former Canadian Football League running back who played with the BC Lions and the Calgary Stampeders.

Early years

Warren graduated from Wilson High in the Bay Area (today, Phillip & Sala Burton High).^[1]

College career

Warren attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, recruited by Andre Patterson. He compiled 4,819 all-purpose career yards for the Mustangs.

In 1997, when he earned Division I-AA All-Independents First Team selection,^[2] Cal Poly finished the season ranked in the top 20 of the national polls.

Collegiate Statistics
	GP	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Avg.	LG	TD	Rec.	Rec. Yds.	Avg.	LG	TD	KR	Yds.	Avg.	LG
1994 (Fr.)	11	134	582	4.3	45	5	28	222	7.9	26	3	2	40	20.0	20
1995 (So.)	11	221	1,111	5.0	65	7	21	208	9.9	50	1	4	103	25.8	49
1996 (Inj./RS)	2	24	130	5.4	18	1	1	16	16.0	16	0	0	0	-	-
1997 (Jr.)	11	191	1,151	6.0	70	11	19	149	7.8	17	0	0	0	-	-
1998 (Sr.)	9	148	860	5.8	80	6	11	78	7.1	34	1	8	169	21.1	27
Totals	44	718	3,834	5.3	80	30	80	673	8.4	50	5	14	312	22.3	49

Professional career

Calgary Stampeders

In 2001, with the Stampeders he led the CFL in kickoff returns and was second in punt return yardage (764).

BC Lions

He signed with the BC Lions prior to the 2004 season and replaced Kelvin Anderson as their starting running back. He had a career-high 1,136 yards rushing in his first full season as a starter. He set a club record with 160 yards on 18 carries in a losing effort in the 2004 Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts. That Grey Cup total ranked second all-time, trailing only Johnny Bright's 171 yards in 1956, at the time the game was played (though Kory Sheets has since broke Bright's record in the 2013 Grey Cup with 197 yards).

In 2005, he led the CFL in rushing touchdowns with 13 and ranked second overall with 16. He led the Lions in rushing for the second straight season and was fourth in the CFL with 2,179 combined yards.

In 2006, Warren rushed for 169 yards in five games with the Lions before he was released in July. Joe Smith replaced him as the Lions' starting running back.

Professional regular season statistics

Year	Team	Rush Att.	Yards	Avg.	LG	TD
2001	Calgary Stampeders	59	372	6.3	39	1
2002	Calgary Stampeders	23	138	6.0	37	0
2004	BC Lions	219	1,136	5.2	37	5
2005	BC Lions	205	983	4.8	50	13
2006	BC Lions	41	169	4.1	16	0
	CFL totals	547	2,798	5.1	50	19

References

^ Wallner, Peter J. (August 16, 1994). "Poly set to welcome newcomers". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.
^ Huff, Ryan (September 23, 2001). "Northern exposure: Persistence pays off for ex-Mustang playing in CFL". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.

External links

Antonio Warren at CFL.ca

Preceded by Kelvin Anderson	BC Lions starting running backs 2004 – 2005	Succeeded by Joe Smith

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[1] Wallner, Peter J. (August 16, 1994). "Poly set to welcome newcomers". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.

[2] Huff, Ryan (September 23, 2001). "Northern exposure: Persistence pays off for ex-Mustang playing in CFL". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.

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