Fred Acorn
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born: | March 17, 1961 Rotan, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Rotan (TX) | ||||
| College: | Texas | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1984: 3rd round, 57th pick | ||||
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Fred Acorn (born March 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).
College Athletics
[edit]Acorn played football at Texas from 1982 to 1983 and ran track at The University of Texas in 1980.[1][2] In 1982 he helped the Longhorns to a #17/#18 final ranking and a trip to the 1982 Sun Bowl. In 1983 he was named 2nd-team All-Southwest Conference as the Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship, spent most of the season ranked #2 and finished ranked #5 after losing the Cotton Bowl.
As a high school athlete at Rotan, Acorn set the Texas state high school record in the 200-meter which stood until 1989-90.[3] He ran the 55 meters and 100 meters at Texas, and finished in 1st Place at the 1980 Border Olympics in the 100 meters and the City of Palms Invitational.[4] At the 1980 Southwest Conference Championships, he ran the 3rd fastest 55 meters in school history.[1]
Pro Football
[edit]He was selected in the third round by and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984.[5][6][7] He played in 14 games, with 1 start and 1 interception. At the end of the 1985 training camp he was waived by the Buccaneers.[8]
Personal Life
[edit]In 1987, he was arrested and charged with three counts of delivery of cocaine after allegedly selling a quarter-ounce of cocaine to an undercover agent.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TEXAS TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Texas Football History Honors" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "UIL State 3A Championship Boys Track & Field Records". Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Weather conquers Horns' track teams". The Daily Texan. March 3, 1980. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Fred Acorn Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Acorn, CB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI. August 28, 1985. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Sports Digest". UPI. March 25, 1987. Retrieved February 18, 2025.