Richard Alexander Fain (born February 29, 1968) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) for two seasons during the early 1990s. Fain played

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for the

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, and thereafter, he played professionally for the

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and

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of the NFL.

Early years

Fain was born in

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.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
Richard Fain
Retrieved March 10, 2011. He attended

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in North Fort Myers,databaseFootball.com, Players
Richard Fain
. Retrieved March 10, 2011. and was a standout high school football player for the North Fort Myers Red Knights.

College career

Fain Accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach

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and coach

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's Gators teams from

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.
2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 96–97, 98, 101, 154, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011. He had ten interceptions in four seasons, and received first-team All-

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(SEC) honors in 1989 and 1990, and was also a second-team All-American in 1989 and 1990. 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

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. Fain graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1990.

Professional career

The

selected Fain in the sixth round (157th pick overall) of the

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. He played for the Bengals and Phoenix Cardinals during the season.National Football League, Historical Players
Richard Fain
Retrieved March 10, 2011. He played his second and final year in the NFL for the

in . In Fain's two-season NFL career, he played in twenty-four regular season games and started eight of them.

References

Bibliography

* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . * Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). . * Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). . * McCarthy, Kevin M.,
Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football
', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). . * Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). . {{DEFAULTSORT:Fain, Richard 1968 births Living people People from North Fort Myers, Florida Players of American football from Fort Myers, Florida American football cornerbacks Florida Gators football players Cincinnati Bengals players Phoenix Cardinals players Chicago Bears players

Early years

College career

Professional career

See also

References

Bibliography