Justin Fargas

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Justin Fargas
Date of birth	January 25, 1980
Place of birth	Encino, California
Position(s)	Running Back
College	Michigan Southern California
NFL Draft	2003 / Round 3 / Pick 96
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference NFL.com DatabaseFootball ESPN
Team(s)
2003-present	Oakland Raiders

Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, CA) is a football player in the NFL.

1 Professional career
2 College career
3 High school career
4 Personal
5 Other Interests
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Professional career

He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. With an injury to former starter LaMont Jordan, Fargas figured to start most of the second half of the 2006 season.^[1]

[edit] College career

Fargas attended the University of Michigan for three years, before attending USC. Fargas rushed for 1,677 yards on 257 carries (6.53 yards per rush) during his career with the USC Trojans. Fargas was always a fan favorite, and Trojan fans started the colloquialism, "Fargas." This moniker has currently been taken up by Fargas' fans in Oakland as well.

[edit] High school career

Fargas went to football powerhouse high school Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California), where he was a Parade All-American and USA Today All-USA first team.

[edit] Personal

He is the son of Starsky and Hutch actor Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear.

[edit] Other Interests

Owner of 3rd Eye Entertainment. Completed work on his solo rap CD title "Young Hugg in Black and White" which is set to release around Christmas 2006.