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<H4>FREEMAN McNEIL</H4> | <H4>FREEMAN McNEIL</H4> | ||
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<B>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS</B> | <B>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS</B> | ||
* Lettered at tailback in 1977,78,79,80 | * Lettered at tailback in 1977,78,79,80 | ||
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* Ranks 9th on Bruin list for single-season all-purpose yards (1,536 in 1977). | * Ranks 9th on Bruin list for single-season all-purpose yards (1,536 in 1977). | ||
* Led team in [[Single-Season Rushing Leaders|rushing]] in 1979 & 1980. | * Led team in [[Single-Season Rushing Leaders|rushing]] in 1979 & 1980. | ||
− | * Ended career as top single-season rushing leader with 1,396 yards in 1979 ( | + | * Ended career as top single-season rushing leader with 1,396 yards in 1979 (Now no. 5). |
* Ended career as the top career rusher with 3,195 yards (now 3rd). | * Ended career as the top career rusher with 3,195 yards (now 3rd). | ||
* His seventeen 100-yard games ranks third on team. [[Green, Gaston|Gaston Green]] holds record with 20 games. | * His seventeen 100-yard games ranks third on team. [[Green, Gaston|Gaston Green]] holds record with 20 games. |
Revision as of 16:58, 4 August 2017
Sons of Westwood: Bruin Legends
FREEMAN McNEIL
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Lettered at tailback in 1977,78,79,80
- Led team in scoring in 1980.
- Ranks 11th on the team for career all-purpose yards (3,561).
- Ranks 9th on Bruin list for single-season all-purpose yards (1,536 in 1977).
- Led team in rushing in 1979 & 1980.
- Ended career as top single-season rushing leader with 1,396 yards in 1979 (Now no. 5).
- Ended career as the top career rusher with 3,195 yards (now 3rd).
- His seventeen 100-yard games ranks third on team. Gaston Green holds record with 20 games.
- 1st round selection (3rd pick overall) in 1981 NFL Draft (NY Jets).
- 1980 USC: Caught a TD pass from Jay Schroeder to pull out a 20-17 victory with less than two minutes to go.
ACCOLADES
- Earned All-American honors in 1980. Also earned All-Pac 10 honors in 1979.
- Team Offensive MVP in 1979 & 1980.
- Inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
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