Vagas Ferguson

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Vagas Ferguson
Date of birth:	March 6, 1957 (1957-03-06) (age 51)
Place of birth:	Richmond, Indiana
Career information
Position(s):	Running Back
College:	Notre Dame
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 1/ Pick 25
Organizations
As player:
1980-1982 1983 1984	New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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.^{[citation needed]}

He is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ 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.