Vagas Ferguson
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Vagas Ferguson | |
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Date of birth | March 6, 1957 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Indiana |
Position(s) | Running Back |
College | Notre Dame |
NFL Draft | 1980 / Round 1/ Pick 25 |
Statistics | |
Team(s) | |
1980-1982 1983 1984 |
New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers |
Vagas Ferguson (born March 6, 1957, in Richmond, Indiana) was a star running back for the University of Notre Dame who continued on to the National Football League for three seasons with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the first round, the Cleveland Browns, and the Houston Oilers.
In 1979, his senior season at Notre Dame, Ferguson was voted to the All-America Team of the American Football Coaches Association. That year he was the fifth ranked player in the nation in yards per rush and finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. He ranks third all-time for total yards gained (3,472) among Notre Dame running backs, having averaged 5.2 yards per carry.[1]
Ferguson currently resides in Richmond, Indiana. He is employed as an attendance liaison officer at Richmond High School, and is president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
In 2006, Ferguson pled guilty to battery and was given a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail.[2]
Preceded by Sam Cunningham |
New England Patriots Starting Running Back 1980 |
Succeeded by Tony Collins |
[edit] Notes
- ^ University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site: All-Time Leaders, http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-fb-a-atl.html, URL accessed May 31, 2006.
- ^ RHS attendance liaison officer pleads guilty to battery, http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060919/NEWS01/60919015, URL accessed October 10, 2006.