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Fred Talley was a [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] in [[Longview, Texas]], where he played for Robert Bero, former coach of the Longview High School Lobos, leading his [[High school football|high school team]] to a state runner-up finish and a #3 national ranking as a junior.<ref>Krider, Dave. [httphttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfhsp16.htm "USA TODAY Super 25 rankings."] ''www.usatoday30.usatoday.com[[USA Today]].'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref>

Originally signed by the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|University of Arkansas]] as a [[defensive back]], Talley was later moved to running back where he had a very productive career. As a sophomore in 2000, Talley rushed 768 yards and five touchdowns despite playing in only eight games,<ref name=2003NFL>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031006050006/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/draft/players/21488.html "NFL Draft 2003 - Fred Talley."] ''www.sportsillustrated.cnn[[SI.com]].'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> helping the Razorbacks reach the [[Las Vegas Bowl]]. He was named Second Team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] by the coaches in 2001 after running for 774 yards and four touchdowns.<ref name=mediaguidemediaguide2>[http://www.hogwired.com/pdf3/80885.pdf?ATCLID=1147378&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 "2008 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Media Guide."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517160349/http://www.hogwired.com/pdf3/80885.pdf?ATCLID=1147378&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 |date=May 17, 2011 }} ''www.hogwired.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013.</ref> The Razorbacks later faced the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] in the [[Cotton Bowl Classic]], losing 10-3.

Talley rushed for 1119 yards as a senior in [[2002 in sports|2002]], averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Half of Talley's season total was gained during a three-game stretch against [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] (241 yards), [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] (182 yards), and [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (136 yards).<ref name=talleyrb>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021022060448/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/players/21488/ "Arkansas Razorbacks: Fred Talley - RB."] ''www.sportsillustrated.cnn[[SI.com]]'', January 4, 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> Talley's rushing yardage against Auburn is the third-highest in school history, behind [[Darren McFadden]] and [[Dickey Morton]]. In the Razorbacks 2002 season finale, Talley rushed for 118 yards and a [[touchdown]] against [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].<ref name=talleyrb /> Arkansas won the game, nicknamed the [[2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team#LSU, The Miracle on Markham|"Miracle on Markham,"]] by a score of 21-20, propelling them to the [[SEC Championship Game]], which they lost to the [[University of Georgia]] 30-3.<ref>[http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL/2013FBCHAMP.aspx "SEC Football Championship Game - History."] ''www.secdigitalnetwork.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013.</ref> Talley was also voted First Team All-SEC by the coaches and Second Team by the [[Associated Press]] in 2002.<ref>http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=540&change_well_id=2 secsports.com</ref>

For his career, Talley ran for 2661 yards (5.3 avg.) and eleven touchdowns.<ref name = 2003NFL2003NFL2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031006050006/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/draft/players/21488.html "NFL Draft 2003 - Fred Talley."] ''www.sportsillustrated.cnn[[SI.com]].'' Retrieved November 21, 2013.</ref> He rushed for 100 yards or more in a game eleven times, including two 200-yard games.<ref name=mediaguide>[http://www.hogwired.com/pdf5/80870.pdf?ATCLID=1147378&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 "2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football media guide."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616021737/http://www.hogwired.com/pdf5/80870.pdf?ATCLID=1147378&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 |date=2011-06-16 }} ''www.hogwired.com.'' Retrieved November 21, 2013.</ref>

===NFLProfessional career===

Talley was not selected in the [[2003 NFL Draftdraft]], but was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>[httphttps://sportswww.espn.go.com/nfl/teamtransactions?team=/transactions/_/name/atl/atlanta-falcons "Atlanta Falcons Transactions - 2003."] ''www.espn.go[[ESPN.com]].'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> Talley was released during training camp. Talley also had free agent contracts with the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 2004 and the [[Montreal Alouettes]] for the 2005 season, but was released in the pre-season each time.<ref>[http://www.hognation.net/football/bios/t.html "Football Player Bios: Fred Talley."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829121034/http://www.hognation.net/football/bios/t.html |date=2008-08-29 }} ''www.hognation.net.'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref><ref>[httphttps://www.cfl.ca/article/pre_season_transactions__june_1_14_ "Pre-Season Transactions (June 1-14)."] ''www.cfl.ca'', June 15, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> As of 2011, Talley was working as a high school [[basketball referee]] in [[Northwest Arkansas]].<ref name=hoop> Reyes, Anthony. [http://www.nwaonline.com/photos/2011/feb/13/88181/ "Former Arkansas Razorbacks run..."] ''www.nwaonline.com.'' Retrieved June 28, 2013.</ref>

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