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Foreign Born Players from the 1980's - Christian Okoye
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 07:00PM
Image courtesy of http://thewonderfulworldofteej.files.wordpress.comFrom 1987 to 1992, Christian Okoye (the Nigerian Nightmare) played running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. He won the league rushing title in 1989, he was named to two Pro Bowls, he was named the 1989 AFC Offensive Player of the Year, and the Chiefs qualified for the playoffs 3 times during Okoye's tenure.
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Okoye was born in Enugu, Nigeria and did not play American style football until he joined the football team at California's Azusa Pacific University.
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