Someone mentioned the name

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

David Fair in a thread about Redmond's injury.

I was around when Fair was playing, but I don't remember the exact injury. What was it and did it happen at a time when medically they just weren't capable of getting it fixed? Would he have had a different fate in today's world?

[Liverpooldawg]

Fair got hurt on a non-contact play against UT. If I'm not mistaken he tore everything that was possible to tear in a knee, just totally blew it out. They are a lot better at repairing knees now but even today that one would be almost impossible to really come back from.

[Saltydog]

seemed to give way. I saw this guy run track when I was in HS and he was unreal. He was cut in the mold of Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker and Marcus Dupree. Found this article about him. He's apparently still in the Starkville area. Article also mentions another highly rated RB recruit that came out of MS about that same time in Ronnie Ducksworth, who played at West Jones. Ducksworth got into a lot of trouble if I'm not mistaken. Can't remember the whole story not but I believe he's deceased.

http://www.misshsaa.com/GeneralInfo/...avid-Fair.aspx

[PassInterference]

I thought he was every bit of Bo Jackson when he was here. How'd you like to see this running at you with that kind of speed?

[BHildreth3]

I love those uniforms - and we should just put STATE above the facemask. David Fair was unbelievable. It's a shame he didn't get to play more football.

[Liverpooldawg]

Fair is probably still the most talented player we have ever signed at MSU. He was going to be an absolute stud.

[Mjoelner34]

seemed to give way. I saw this guy run track when I was in HS and he was unreal. He was cut in the mold of Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker and Marcus Dupree. Found this article about him. He's apparently still in the Starkville area. Article also mentions another highly rated RB recruit that came out of MS about that same time in Ronnie Ducksworth, who played at West Jones. Ducksworth got into a lot of trouble if I'm not mistaken. Can't remember the whole story not but I believe he's deceased.

http://www.misshsaa.com/GeneralInfo/...avid-Fair.aspx

I believe Duckworth got killed in a liquor store robbery in some place like Idaho believe it or not. There was some talk on here last week about a certain player needing different colored sweat bands to know which direction to go. I dont' know anything about that guy but I went to JUCO with several people from West Jones and they said that was true about Duckworth.

[Coach34]

Fair was our Hershal Walker. Ran just like him. Big and physical. Then Boom- blows his knee out in his 4-5th game and was never close to the same.

[FISHDAWG]

I believe Duckworth got killed in a liquor store robbery in some place like Idaho believe it or not. There was some talk on here last week about a certain player needing different colored sweat bands to know which direction to go. I dont' know anything about that guy but I went to JUCO with several people from West Jones and they said that was true about Duckworth.

I played against Duckworth when I was at South Jones and that was the word then but I never saw any tape on his hand

ETA - nope, that was Adolph Ducksworth ... a relative I think ... Ronnie came along a couple years later

[Really Clark?]

I believe Duckworth got killed in a liquor store robbery in some place like Idaho believe it or not. There was some talk on here last week about a certain player needing different colored sweat bands to know which direction to go. I dont' know anything about that guy but I went to JUCO with several people from West Jones and they said that was true about Duckworth.

It was Billings, MT and they had picked him up for parole violation. He escaped while the detective was bringing him in and in the pursuit and scuffle after the escape both were shot and died. He was originally arrested and convicted on burglary charges. I don't think there was a liquor store involved but may be wrong.

[KentuckyDawg13]

Maybe my memory is mixing things up with Bo Jackson's injury, but from what I remember it wasn't that much of a tackle/hit when he did come up lame. All we heard before he signed was how he was going to be the next ALL-SEC RB.

David Fair in a thread about Redmond's injury.

I was around when Fair was playing, but I don't remember the exact injury. What was it and did it happen at a time when medically they just weren't capable of getting it fixed? Would he have had a different fate in today's world?

[Liverpooldawg]

Maybe my memory is mixing things up with Bo Jackson's injury, but from what I remember it wasn't that much of a tackle/hit when he did come up lame. All we heard before he signed was how he was going to be the next ALL-SEC RB.

It was a non-contact injury. He wasn't touched.

[Duckdawg]

He got hurt against Louisiana Tech going out of bounds and his foot slid on that crappy astro turf that we used to have on the sidelines if I remember correctly. I was at the game when it happened, but I had had lots of Canadian Mist.

[TUSK]

I wanna say Fair had just made a long run vs Tennessee in Starkville... he was "bumped" out of bounds but not "hit".... he never went to the ground...

Pulled up lame...

Can any one confirm my weak ass memory?

[Duckdawg]

Im relatively sure it was against La Tech, like I said Canadian Mist, he was bumped out of bounds after a good run. He did have an 80 yd run against Tennessee as well, but I'm pretty sure he was ok after that one, Canadian Mist ya know.

[dotcomdawg]

one of my favorite Bulldogs of all time (even with the shortened career). When he was out there you just knew that he was in another league.

Does anyone remember his height, weight, 40 time?

[TUSK]

Im relatively sure it was against La Tech, like I said Canadian Mist, he was bumped out of bounds after a good run. He did have an 80 yd run against Tennessee as well, but I'm pretty sure he was ok after that one, Canadian Mist ya know.

Roger that, Duck.... I do remember him having a big run vs UT... maybe that (and copious amounts of whiskey) is/are what confused me... thanks

[Duckdawg]

6'2'ish, 230ish, I always heard he ran a 4.4. I was in line behind him at Sack and Save one day, yes I'm old. All he had on was a pair of bike shorts and a pair of suspenders, looked like he was chiseled out of granite.

[tcdog70]

Roger that, Duck.... I do remember him having a big run vs UT... maybe that (and copious amounts of whiskey) is/are what confused me... thanks

He had a big run against Tn where he broke into the open and running unmolested fumbled the ball. i reffed Him at Starkville, he was a specimen. But on the same team was Marcus Bush , he was the one that got the hard yards and He also had a good career at State.

[Saltydog]

80's. Maybe that's urban legend but the first time I ever heard that was about him. Now that you guys have jogged my memory I do seem to recall him getting shot. What a waste of talent. Guy was an absolute beast of a RB. Just think of all the big backs that came out of that particular era in the 80's. You had Herschel, Bo, Marcus Dupree (maybe the best of them all), Ducksworth and David Fair.