Elfrid Payton (Canadian football)

Elfrid Payton
No. 56
Date of birth	September 22, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Grambling State
Career history
As player
1991–1993	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1994	Shreveport Pirates
1994–1995	Baltimore Stallions
1996–1999	Montreal Alouettes
2000	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2001	Toronto Argonauts
2002–2003	Edmonton Eskimos
2004	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
	2× Grey Cup champion (1995, 2003);
CFL All-Star	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
CFL East All-Star	1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
CFL West All-Star	2002
Awards	1993 James P. McCaffrey Trophy; 2002 CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player; 2002 Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy
Career stats
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2010;

Elfrid Payton Sr. (born September 22, 1967) is an American former all-star gridiron football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Payton graduated from Grambling State University.

Career information
No. 56
Date of birth	(1967-09-22) September 22, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Grambling State
Career history
As player
1991–1993	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1994	Shreveport Pirates
1994–1995	Baltimore Stallions
1996–1999	Montreal Alouettes
2000	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2001	Toronto Argonauts
2002–2003	Edmonton Eskimos
2004	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1995, 2003)
CFL All-Star	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
CFL East All-Star	1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
CFL West All-Star	2002
Awards	1993 James P. McCaffrey Trophy 2002 CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player 2002 Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2010