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Damion Fletcher Southern Miss Golden Eagles — No. 25 Running back Senior Major: Date of birth: July 1, 1987 Place of birth: Biloxi, Mississippi Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) Career history High school: Biloxi High School,
Biloxi, MississippiCollege(s):
- Southern Miss (2006-present)
Bowl games - 2007 GMAC Bowl
- 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl
- 2008 New Orleans Bowl
- 2009 New Orleans Bowl
Career highlights and awards - 2007 Conerly Trophy Winner
- 2007 GMAC Bowl MVP
- 2006 Conerly Trophy Finalist
- 2007 All-C-USA First-team (Lindy's and Athlon Sports)
- 2008 Preseason Second team All American (Athlon Sports and Lindy's)
- 2008 Preseason First Team All-C-USA
- 2009 #8 NCAA FBS career rushing yardage
Stats at ESPN.com Damion Fletcher (born July 1, 1987 in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American football running back at Southern Mississippi.
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High school career
Fletcher attended Biloxi High School. He had 1,750 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior when he led them to a 7-4 record. They lost to Meridian Wildcats in the first round of the playoffs. He finished his career with 952 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. He was also an All-District selection for two years, as well as a Region 4-5A Offensive Player of the Year, two-time Sun Herald's All-Coast team twice, Second-team All-State by The Clarion-Ledger. He was also his team's Most Valuable Player and team captain. He was also a state 5A winner of the triple jump. A two-star rating by rivals.com.[1] He was also named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar.
College career
In 2006, he ran for the 13th most yards by a freshman in NCAA history. He set school and conference freshman rushing records with 1,388 yards on 276 carries (5.0 yards-per-carry) and 11 touchdowns. He also ranked 11th in the nation in rushing, the first among true freshmen running backs, 25th in all-purpose yards, second in conference rushing, seventh in all-purpose yards and eight in touchdowns scoring. He is also the school's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2002 and the second ranked single-season rusher. He helped the offense finish with over 2,000 yards rushing for the first time since 1987. He was named the team's offensive Player of the Week following his performances against Florida, UCF, and Tulane. Also in 2006, he was named a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News. During his sophomore season, he rushed for 1,586 yards on 295 carries (5.4 yards-per-carry) and 15 touchdowns. He also had 29 receptions with 227 yards (7.8 yards-per-carry).
He was awarded the Most Valuable Player award following the 2007 GMAC Bowl. He was a finalist for the Conerly Trophy in 2006 and won the award in 2007.[2] Also in 2007, he was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year by CollegeFootballNews.com. He is a Second-team All-American by Athlon Sports. Honored as the toughest running back to bring down by Lindy's. Named #46 on Top 67 running backs in the nation by Phil Steele's.[3] In 2008, Fletcher saw his numbers hit a slight decline as he ran for 1,313 (6.0 yards-per-carry) on 219 carries,and 10 rushing touchdowns, both the lowest he has had in his three year career as a Golden Eagle. He recorded 33 receptions with 248 yards and 1 touchdown.
He ran for 1,015 yards in the 2009 season, including 78 yards in a season-ending loss in 2009 New Orleans Bowl versus the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. He became only the ninth player in NCAA FBS (Division I-A) history to reach 1,000 yards in all four seasons, finishing his college career with 5,302 yards. Fletcher passed Herschel Walker (5,259) and LaDainian Tomlinson (5,263) for eighth on the NCAA's career rushing list.[4]
Legal Trouble
Damion was arrested along with teammate Brennan Houston on February 15, 2009; Fletcher was discharging a weapon within city limits. The gunfire was reported to be in an apartment complex popular with Southern Mississippi football players. The handgun, which Fletcher had a permit for, was recovered at the apartment complex.[5][6] Fletcher pleaded guilty to firing a gun within city limits and was sentenced to six months probation.[7]
College statistics
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2006 276 1,388 5.0 11 18 142 7.9 0 2007 295 1,586 5.4 15 29 227 7.8 0 2008 219 1,313 6.0 10 33 248 7.5 1 2009 219 1,015 4.6 8 29 289 10.0 1 Total 1009 5,302 5.3 44 109 906 8.3 2 Notes
- ^ "Damion Fletcher". rivals.com. http://southernmiss.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=36526. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=259699&pub=1
- ^ http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fletcher_damion00.html
- ^ "Dasher runs and throws for two scores as MTSU wraps up best FBS season". http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293542393.
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- ^ Fletcher Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges Yahoo Sports, March 13, 2009
External links
Conerly Trophy winners Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Biloxi, Mississippi
- American football running backs
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players
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