Richard Alexander Fain (born February 29, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the early 1990s. Fain played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Phoenix Cardinals and Chicago Bears of the NFL.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
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| Born: | February 29, 1968 Quincy, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | North Fort Myers (North Fort Myers, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Florida | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 6 / pick: 157 | ||||
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Early years
editFain was born in Fort Myers, Florida.[2] He attended North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers,[3] and was a standout high school football player for the North Fort Myers Red Knights.
College career
editFain Accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Galen Hall and coach Steve Spurrier's Gators teams from 1987 to 1990.[4] He had ten interceptions in four seasons, and received first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors in 1989 and 1990, and was also a second-team All-American in 1989 and 1990.[4] Memorably, in 1990, he recovered a punt blocked by Jimmy Spencer, and returned it twenty-five yards for a touchdown—the margin of victory in the Gators' 17–13 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide.[5]
Fain graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1990.
Professional career
editThe Cincinnati Bengals selected Fain in the sixth round (157th pick overall) of the 1991 NFL draft.[6] He played for the Bengals and Phoenix Cardinals during the 1991 season.[7] He played his second and final year in the NFL for the Chicago Bears in 1992.[7] In Fain's two-season NFL career, he played in twenty-four regular season games and started eight of them.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Richard Fain. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Richard Fain Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ a b 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 96–97, 98, 101, 154, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Norm Carlson, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, p. 107 (2007).
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c National Football League, Historical Players, Richard Fain. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.