Derrick Fenner, former North Carolina running back,...
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Derrick Fenner, former North Carolina running back, was placed on three years’ probation for cocaine possession, ending a year of legal battles.
Fenner, 21, could have faced a maximum four-year jail sentence and a $20,000 fine. In addition to probation, Fenner was fined $1,000.
His college career was brought to a halt, however, when university officials announced that the school would not allow Fenner to play for the Tar Heels while on probation on the drug charges.
The sentencing ends a year of legal problems that derailed, at least temporarily, a promising football career. In 1986, as a sophomore, Fenner led the Atlantic Coast conderence in rushing.
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