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Line 1: {{Short description\|American football player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NCAA athlete \| name = Fred Talley Line 17 ⟶ 19: \| height_in = 7.5 \| weight_lb = 180 \| nationality = ~~USA~~American \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1980\|11\|6}} \| birth_place = [[Longview, Texas]] \| high school = Longview High School, Longview, Texas \| former_school(s)= \| awards = ~~\| awards = 2nd Team All-SEC (coaches), 2001; 1st Team All-SEC (coaches), 2nd Team All-SEC (Associated Press), 2002~~ * First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams\|All-SEC]] ([[2002 All-SEC football team\|2002]]) * Second-team All-SEC ([[2001 All-SEC football team\|2001]]) \| championships = y \| championship_list = 2002 SEC Western Division Champions Line 33 ⟶ 37: ==Career== ===College=== 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. [~~http~~https://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=~~mediaguide~~mediaguide2>[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. For his career, Talley ran for 2661 yards (5.3 avg.) and eleven touchdowns.<ref name = ~~2003NFL~~2003NFL2>[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> ===~~NFL~~Professional career=== Talley was not selected in the [[2003 NFL ~~Draft~~draft]], but was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>[~~http~~https://~~sports~~www.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>[~~http~~https://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> ==References== {{reflist}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Talley, Fred~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Player of American football~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 1980-11-06~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Longview, Texas]]~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Talley, Fred}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~People~~Players of American football from Longview, Texas]] [[Category:African-American players of American football]]▼ [[Category:American football running backs]] [[Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football players]] ▲[[Category:21st-century African-American ~~players of American football~~sportsmen]] [[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]