Fred Acorn
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born | March 17, 1961 Rotan, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Rotan (TX) | ||||
| College | Texas | ||||
| NFL draft | 1984: 3rd round, 57th overall pick | ||||
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Fred Acorn (born March 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
[edit | edit source]Acorn played football at Texas from 1982 to 1983 and ran track at The University of Texas in 1980.[1][2] In 1982 he helped the Longhorns to a #17/#18 final ranking and a trip to the 1982 Sun Bowl. In 1983 he was named 2nd-team All-Southwest Conference as the Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship, spent most of the season ranked #2 and finished ranked #5 after losing the Cotton Bowl.
As a high school athlete at Rotan, Acorn set the Texas state high school record in the 200-meter which stood until 1989-90.[3] He ran the 55 meters and 100 meters at Texas, and finished in 1st Place at the 1980 Border Olympics in the 100 meters and the City of Palms Invitational.[4] At the 1980 Southwest Conference Championships, he ran the 3rd fastest 55 meters in school history.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]He was selected in the third round by and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984.[5][6][7] He played in 14 games, with 1 start and 1 interception. At the end of the 1985 training camp he was waived by the Buccaneers.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 1987, he was arrested and charged with three counts of delivery of cocaine after allegedly selling a quarter-ounce of cocaine to an undercover agent.[9]
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