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Charles Roberts regrets not passing 10,000-yard mark as a Blue Bomber
WINNIPEG – Retired running back Charles Roberts says one of his career regrets was celebrating his 10,000th rushing yard in a B.C. Lions’ locker-room full of strangers.
Roberts is back in Winnipeg for his induction into the team’s Hall of Fame as the Blue Bombers’ all-time leading rusher.
He was just 13 yards short of 10,000 when he was traded by the Bombers to the Lions in 2008.
He said he came to Winnipeg in 2001 thinking he was already signed to be their starting running back.
When he learned it was just a tryout and they already had talented tailbacks he says he didn’t think he would be there long.
He earned the nickname Blink for his speed and passed Leo Lewis in 2007 as Winnipeg’s all-time leading rusher.
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