- Gill Fenerty
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1963|08|24
Birthplace=New Orleans, LA
DateofDeath=
Position=Running back
College=Holy Cross
DraftedYear=1986
DraftedRound=7
DraftedPick=173
DatabaseFootball=FENERGIL01
PFR=FeneGi00
ProBowls=
years=1987-1989
1990-1991
1994
teams=Toronto Argonauts (CFL)New Orleans Saints Shreveport Pirates (CFL)Lawrence Gill Fenerty, aka "Gill the Thrill", (born
August 24 ,1963 inNew Orleans ,Louisiana ) was arunning back in theCanadian Football League .Fenerty attended the
College of the Holy Cross , where in 1983 he had an amazing game, rushing for 337 yards (on 18 carries) and 6 touchdowns versusColumbia University in a 77 to 28 victory.Leo Cahill of theToronto Argonauts discovered him playing inItaly , and he began a 3 year career inCanada . In his first year, 1987, he rushed for 879 yards and caught 53 passes, winning theCFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award . He also scored a thrilling 61 yard touchdown reception in the Argos last second loss in the classic75th Grey Cup game. In 1988 he would rush for 968 and catch 51 passes. OnAugust 31 of that year, Fenerty rushed for a team record 215 yards in a single game against theCalgary Stampeders , eclipsingUlysses Curtis ' 36 year old team record by seven yards. In 1989, Fenerty set a then team record with 1247 yards rushing. He was an all star selection in every season he played, totalling 48 games.Fenerty moved to his hometown to play for the
New Orleans Saints of theNational Football League for the 1990 and 1991 seasons. He would play 31 games, rushing for 335 yards in 1990 and 477 in 1991, also catching 44 passes in the two years, as well as returning punts and kickoffs.He ended his career with a brief stint with the CFL expansion
Shreveport Pirates in 1994.
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