Derrick Wimbush
Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Americus, Georgia | August 26, 1980||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Butler (GA) Taylor County | ||||||||||||
College: | Fort Valley State | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
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Derrick Wimbush (born August 26, 1980) is a former fullback who most recently played for the Georgia Firebirds of the National Arena League (NAL).[1] He attended Fort Valley State University located in Fort Valley, Georgia. Wimbush finished his senior season at Fort Valley State with 1,840 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns and his career in the Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 3,188 rushing yards. Wimbush was runner up for the 2004 Harlon Hill Trophy given to NCAA Division II’s best player. During his brief career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Wimbush rarely carried the ball, however his blocking, and his play on special teams has contributed to a highly skilled, rushing attack from the Jaguars. In 2016, Wimbush signed with the Georgia Firebirds of American Indoor Football (AIF).[2]
References[]
- ^ "Georgia Firebirds". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Firebirds Add Four to Roster". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American football running backs
- Fort Valley State Wildcats football players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Albany Panthers players
- Georgia Fire players
- Georgia Firebirds players
- People from Taylor County, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Americus, Georgia
- American football running back, 1980s birth stubs