Fletcher Allison Louallen (born September 12, 1962) is a former American football safety who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and one season in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Birmingham Stallions. He played college football at West Alabama.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | September 12, 1962 Jefferson, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Central (SC) | ||||||
| College: | West Alabama | ||||||
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Early life and education
editLouallen was born on September 12, 1962, in Jefferson, South Carolina. He attended Central High School in Pageland, South Carolina, graduating in c. 1980. He committed to the University of West Alabama, where he spent all four seasons on their football roster.[1] When he was a senior in 1983, the West Alabama defense was nicknamed the "Legion of Doom" and Louallen was called the "head Legionnaire."[2] That year he made 43 tackles, three-for-loss, two interceptions and recovered a fumble.[2]
Professional career
editLouallen was selected in the 14th round (282nd overall) of the 1984 USFL Draft by the Birmingham Stallions, but instead chose to sign with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL), saying, "Winnipeg's offer was a lot better than Birmingham's."[3] He was released before the season started.[4] In 1985, Louallen signed with the Birmingham Stallions. He appeared in eight total games with the team.[1]
After sitting out the 1986 season, Louallen was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was released in August.[5] When the Players Association went on strike early in the season, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a replacement player. Louallen started three games, making one interception return of 16 yards before being released when the strike ended.[6] Louallen was re-signed by Minnesota for the 1988 season, but was placed on injured reserve in August and released on September 1.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fletcher Louallen Stats". Pro Football Archives.
- ^ a b "The Greatest University of West Alabama Football Players of All Time". Bleacher Report. January 21, 2012.
- ^ "Football briefs". Hattiesburg American. February 18, 1984 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bender, Jim (June 6, 1984). "Bombers get break on rent". The Winnipeg Sun – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals". The Marshall News Messenger. August 18, 1987 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fletcher Louallen Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Minnesota". Petoskey News-Review. August 24, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NFL Notebook". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
