Derrick L. Faison (August 24, 1967 – June 27, 2004) was a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for one season for the Los Angeles Rams. He played both football and basketball at Howard University.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | August 24, 1967 Lake City, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | June 27, 2004 (aged 36) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lake City (SC) | ||||||
| College: | Howard | ||||||
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High school career edit
Faison attended Lake City High School in Lake City, South Carolina, where he was a standout on the football team at the tight end position.[1] As a junior, he made 24 receptions for 847 yards and seven touchdowns.[1] As a senior, Faison made 30 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns.[2] He was selected to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star Game.[3] Faison also played basketball at Lake City, earning honorable mention all-state honors as a senior after averaging 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.[4]
College career edit
Faison played four years of college football for the Howard Bison football team, scoring 21 touchdowns on 47 career receptions as a wide receiver in a run-heavy offense.[5][6] However, after playing sparingly as a freshman, Faison falsely believed that he had been redshirted.[5][6] Ahead of his fifth season in 1989, he was one of nine Bison football players who were ruled ineligible.[5]
Per NCAA eligibility rules, Faison was allowed to play a different sport for his fifth year, so he joined the Howard Bison men's basketball team as a forward for the 1989–90 season.[5] He had spent the previous three years as an "individual standout" in the Howard intramural basketball league.[5] Faison also joined the Bison track team.[6]
Professional career edit
After going unselected in the 1990 NFL draft, Faison signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Layton, Tom (August 26, 1984). "Hartsville is state's unheralded dynasty". The Greenville News. p. 168. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final high school football statistics". The Greenville News. December 16, 1984. p. 52. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Willie (December 7, 1984). "State's abundance of talent makes North-South game a quality product". The Greenville News. p. 7. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Presenting our boys' all-state basketball team". The Greenville News. March 29, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Greenberger, Neil H. (October 21, 1989). "Howard's Faison shifts sports, not aspirations". Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Dufresne, Chris (August 16, 1990). "Free Agent Faison Unlikely--and Unfazed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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