Derrick Lassic

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Derrick Lassic
Date of birth: January 26, 1970 (1970-01-26) (age 38)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Haverstraw, NY
Career information
Position(s): Running back
Jersey №: 25
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 94
Organizations
 As player:
1993 Dallas Cowboys
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Derrick Owens Lassic (born January 26, 1970 in Haverstraw, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games (both losses) of the 1993 season while Emmitt Smith held out for a contract dispute. He was the 1993 Sugar Bowl MVP after University of Alabama beat University of Miami 34-13.