Fred Lane (American football)
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | September 6, 1975||||||||||
Died: | July 6, 2000 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 24)||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Franklin (TN) | ||||||||||
College: | Lane | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1997 | ||||||||||
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Freddie Brown Lane Jr. (September 6, 1975 – July 6, 2000) was an American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League for the Carolina Panthers.
Early life
Lane was born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee. His father, Fred Lane Sr., was a star at the old Natchez High School, which later desegregated with Franklin High. Attending Franklin Junior High School, it was noticed that Lane possessed uncommon speed and agility for such a young player. Lane attended Franklin High School, amassing over 1,000 yards his senior year, while averaging 7.5 yards per carry. His number, 28, is retired by the school. He had two daughters: Régine Lane and Pilarr Lane.
College career
Lane attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. He finished his career with 3,612 rushing yards, establishing himself as the school's all-time leading rusher. As of 2012, Lane still held the school records for rushing yards in a career, season (1,853 in 1995) and game (305 versus Miles College), as well as rushing attempts and per carry average. As a junior in 1995, Lane finished the season on the Harlon Hill Trophy watchlist, the NCAA Division II Player of the Year award. In the same year, Lane was named to the Heritage Radio HBCU All American team, as well as several other media services' All American teams. Lane's college number, #6, was retired by Lane College.
Professional career
Lane was signed as an
After three years, Lane was traded to the Indianapolis Colts shortly before his death on July 6, 2000.
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
1997 | CAR | 13 | 7 | 182 | 809 | 4.4 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
1998 | CAR | 14 | 11 | 205 | 717 | 3.5 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1999 | CAR | 15 | 5 | 115 | 475 | 4.1 | 41 | 1 | 23 | 163 | 7.1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career[1] | 42 | 23 | 502 | 2,001 | 50 | 4.0 | 13 | 43 | 275 | 6.4 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Franchise records
As of 2017[update] off-season, Lane still held several Panthers records, including:
- Rush attempts, rookie game (34, 1997-12-08 @DAL)
- Rush yards, rookie game (147, 1997-11-02 OAK)
- Rushing touchdowns, rookie game (3, 1997-11-02 OAK; with Cam Newton)
- Total touchdowns, rookie game (3, 1997-11-02 OAK; with Cam Newton)
- Rushing yards per game, rookie season (62.2)
- 100+ yard rushing games, rookie season (4)
- Games with 3+ TDs, rookie season (1; with Cam Newton)
Death
On July 6, 2000, Fred's wife, Deidra Lane, shot and killed him as he entered their home. His keys were still in the lock and he had been shot twice with a 12-gauge shotgun - once in the chest and a second time in the back of the head, apparently at point-blank range. Deidra Lane pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2003.[2]
Prosecutors at her sentencing described Deidra Lane as an abusive woman who killed her husband for life insurance. Defense attorneys called her a battered wife who killed in self-defense. A judge sentenced her to seven years and 11 months, ruling her actions were premeditated and deliberate, that she acted with malice and shot him a second time after he had already been rendered helpless.[2]
Deidra Lane received credit for jail time served waiting on a
References
- ^ "Fred Lane Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "Widow of Lane released from prison". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2020.