Cobourne Shines
January 11, 2003 07:13 PM | General
January 11, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Avon Cobourne ran for two touchdowns to lead the East team to a 20-17 victory over the West in the 2003 East-West Classic at Pac Bell Park Saturday afternoon.
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| Running back Avon Cobourne scores a five-yard touchdown late in the East-West Shrine Classic. (AP photo) |
Cobourne, the Big East’s all-time leading rusher, scored the game’s first touchdown on a 41-yard run and added a late five-yard TD run to seal the game for the East.
"I was hoping to get 100 yards," said Cobourne, who finished with 72 on seven carries. "I did what I could. I just came down here to make myself a little more known."
Cobourne also caught two passes for 16 yards for 88 all-purpose yards for the game.
The game features many of the nation's premier college players, divided into teams from the East and West. The Shrine game, begun in 1925, has raised more than $14 million for the Shriners Hospital.
