Fred Talley (born November 6, 1980) is an American football running back. He played collegiately for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1999-2002.

Career

College

Fred Talley was a tailback in Longview, Texas, where he played for Robert Bero, former coach of the Longview High School Lobos, leading his high school team to a state runner-up finish and a #3 national ranking as a junior. Originally signed by the University of Arkansas as a

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, Talley was later moved to running back where he had a very productive career. As a sophomore in 2000, Talley rushed 768 yards and five touchdowns despite playing in only eight games,"NFL Draft 2003 - Fred Talley."
'' SI.com.'' Retrieved September 28, 2013. helping the Razorbacks reach the Las Vegas Bowl. He was named Second Team All- SEC by the coaches in 2001 after running for 774 yards and four touchdowns."2008 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Media Guide."
''www.hogwired.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013. The Razorbacks later faced the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl Classic, losing 10-3. Talley rushed for 1119 yards as a senior in

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, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Half of Talley's season total was gained during a three-game stretch against

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(241 yards), Kentucky (182 yards), and Ole Miss (136 yards)."Arkansas Razorbacks: Fred Talley - RB."
'' SI.com'', January 4, 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2013. Talley's rushing yardage against Auburn is the third-highest in school history, behind Darren McFadden and

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. In the Razorbacks 2002 season finale, Talley rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown against LSU. Arkansas won the game, nicknamed the "Miracle on Markham," by a score of 21-20, propelling them to the SEC Championship Game, which they lost to the University of Georgia 30-3. Talley was also voted First Team All-SEC by the coaches and Second Team by the Associated Press in 2002. For his career, Talley ran for 2661 yards (5.3 avg.) and eleven touchdowns."NFL Draft 2003 - Fred Talley."
'' SI.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013. He rushed for 100 yards or more in a game eleven times, including two 200-yard games."2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football media guide."
''www.hogwired.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013.

Professional career

Talley was not selected in the

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, but was signed as a free agent by the

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. Talley was released during training camp. Talley also had free agent contracts with the Canadian Football League's

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in 2004 and the Montreal Alouettes for the 2005 season, but was released in the pre-season each time."Pre-Season Transactions (June 1-14)."
''www.cfl.ca'', June 15, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talley, Fred 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Longview, Texas American football running backs Arkansas Razorbacks football players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people