Collegiate Years
Azumah attended the University of New Hampshire where he was a four year starter on offense. He was an All-American tailback. At the time Azumah was the only player in Division I-AA history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons at UNH.
In 1999, Azumah was the first recipient of the Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year Award. This annual award is bestowed upon UNH senior student-athletes who excel both in athletic competition and the classroom, in addition to possessing sportsmanship, great character and passion for sports.
During Azumah's senior year he was elected, by unanimous vote, All-American and All-Atlantic 10 Conference while shattering conference and school season records with 22 touchdowns and 2,195 rushing yards. He also won the Walter Payton Award as the best offensive player in Division I-AA football.
In his college playing career, Azumah set the Division I-AA career rushing record with 6,193 yards. He also set the Division I-AA record with 8,276 career all-purpose yards. In 2005 Azumah was inducted into the New Hampshire Wildcats Athletic Council Hall of Fame.
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| 5 ft 10 in | 195 lb | 4.48 s | 1.52 s | 2.62 s | 3.86 s | 43.5 in | 11 ft 0 in | 15 reps | |||||||||||
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