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Fred Lane

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Football Player

The Resume

    (September 6, 1975-July 6, 2000)
    Born in Franklin, Tennessee
    Died in Charlotte, North Carolina
    Running back for the Carolina Panthers (1997-99)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was benched for one game for nearly missing a flight to Dallas prior to a game against the Cowboys (1998).
    During that same season, he was benched after a Charlotte area TV station caught him grabbing his crotch during a touchdown celebration.
    He was reportedly broke at the time of his death, as he told his father he was attempting to unload some of his personal assets in order to receive cash.
    He was both emotionally and physically abusive towards his wife, which prompted her to react by shooting him to death.
    The Panthers grew tired of his antics and traded him to the Indianapolis Colts months before his death.
    He was arrested for illegal drug and firearms possession (2000).
    His arrest for drug and firearms possession and eventual death were part of the team's major public relations disaster during the 1999-2000 off-season as the team was in the midst of another controversy, following the arrest and conviction of Rae Carruth.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was considered one of the best running backs with natural speed coming out of high school.
    He was one of the first players from Lane College to make it to the NFL.
    He made the Panthers as an undrafted free agent.
    He accumulated 2,000 rushing yards with the Panthers, then a franchise record (1997).
    He held the Panthers franchise record most yards rushed in a single game (since broken).

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 61 Votes: 70.49% Annoying