Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Bruce Covernton
- Induction:
- 2016
- Class:
- 1991
Bruce Covernton played four years of football at Weber State from 1988-91 for Mike Price and Dave Arslanian. Covernton came to WSU out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and originally joined the Wildcats as a defensive lineman. His first two seasons were spent as a defensive linemen with the Wildcats and he started all 11 games as a sophomore.
After his sophomore season, the player nicknamed “Tuna” moved to the offensive line and became an anchor to the Wildcat offense. His final two seasons as an offensive tackle on the left side of the line, Covernton blocked for Jamie Martin won the Walter Payton Trophy in 1991 as the nation's top player.
In his senior season of 1991, Covernton earned First Team All-American honors as he helped lead Weber State to an 8-4 record and the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for just the second time in school history. Martin led the nation in total offense that year, throwing for more than 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns.
After leaving Weber State, Covernton was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1992 Canadian Football League Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He played in 72 games in seven years in the CFL. He was on the offensive line for Stampeder quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Doug Flutie.
Covernton passed away in January 2024 at the age of 57.
After his sophomore season, the player nicknamed “Tuna” moved to the offensive line and became an anchor to the Wildcat offense. His final two seasons as an offensive tackle on the left side of the line, Covernton blocked for Jamie Martin won the Walter Payton Trophy in 1991 as the nation's top player.
In his senior season of 1991, Covernton earned First Team All-American honors as he helped lead Weber State to an 8-4 record and the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for just the second time in school history. Martin led the nation in total offense that year, throwing for more than 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns.
After leaving Weber State, Covernton was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1992 Canadian Football League Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He played in 72 games in seven years in the CFL. He was on the offensive line for Stampeder quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Doug Flutie.
Covernton passed away in January 2024 at the age of 57.
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