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Flint Fleming Offensive Lineman/Defensive Lineman
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| Photo by Chris Arnold |
Height: 6-3
Weight: 265
Date of Birth: 3/17/65
College: North Dakota State
Year-by-Year:
1990: Won the first of two ArenaBowl championship rings, helping Detroit to their third championship in as many years of existence...In eight-game season, had 13 tackles, 11 assists, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed...Averaged 17 yards on two receptions...Recovered a fumble as the Drive blitzed to a 28-0 lead en route to a 51-27 ArenaBowl IV win over Dallas (8/11).1991: Made a career high 37 total tackles, including 27 solo stops...Enjoyed an outstanding all-around defensive season, as he had two passes defensed, five sacks, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks.
1992: Again played an integral part of another Drive championship, as Detroit defeated Orlando 56-38 in ArenaBowl VI (8/22)...Recorded a career-high six sacks...Also had 35 tackles, including 26 of the solo variety, a blocked kick, a forced fumble and one pass defensed...Had what is probably the greatest game of his career in ArenaBowl VI...In the championship game, he had three tackles, a blocked kick, two sacks and a rushing touchdown to lead the Drive to the win...Named Ironman of the Game for ArenaBowl VI.
1993: Had another strong season, recording ten solo tackles, six assists, and a sack as Detroit made the ArenaBowl for the sixth consecutive season.
1994: Followed the team as they moved from Detroit to Massachusetts, becoming the Marauders...Had the best receiving season of his career, setting career highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yardage (35)...Had 18 tackles, six assists and two sacks in helping Marauders to the semifinals.
1995: Joined the Predators via a trade with the Marauders after the 1994 season...In first game with Orlando, had five tackles, including three solo stops, and a sack at Charlotte (5/19)...Saw time at fullback, offensive tackle, defensive tackle, and at both linebacker positions...Tallied 13 solo tackles, three assists, three passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and two sacks...Had the best season of his career offensively, rushing 13 times for 46 yards and a touchdown...Ran for 21 yard s on six carries and the first rushing touchdown of his career in 49-48 loss to Arizona (7/1)...Rambled for a career-high 24 yards on just three carries and a 14-yard touchdown in the Preds' 48-35 ArenaBowl IX loss to the Storm (9/1)...The 14-yard run in was the longest of his career.
1996: Got off to a good start, posting nine tackles, an assist and a fumble recovery in the first three and a half games of the season...Named the Predators' Lineman of the Week in 55-52 loss at Arizona (4/27); he had four tackles in the defeat...Switched from OL/DL to FB/LB prior to game at Tampa Bay (5/18) thanks to an injury to FB/LB Michael McClenton...Injured his knee in the third quarter of that 63-42 loss to the Storm and missed the rest of the season.
Career Highlights: One of the league's greatest and most enduring linemen...Also one of its most versatile players, having lined up in 14 of the 16 positions, including at wide receiver and cornerback...Has played in five ArenaBowls (V, VI, VII, VII and IX)...Is eighth in league annals with 18 sacks...Spent 1989 with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders...Played in 65 straight games to start his career before missing the 1995 opener when he was on the Refused to Report list.
AFL Statistics
RECEIVING Year Team REC YDS AVG LG TD ---------------------------------------------- 1990 Detroit 2 34 17.0 -- 1 1991 Detroit 1 16 16.0 16 1 1992 Detroit 1 7 7.0 7 0 1993 Detroit 1 6 6.0 6 1 1994 MASS 7 35 5.0 -- 0 1995 Orlando 1 5 5.0 5 0 1996 Orlando 0 0 0.0 0 0 1997 Tampa Bay 3 32 10.7 19 1 ---------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 16 135 8.4 19 4 RUSHING Year Team RUSH YDS AVG LG TD ---------------------------------------------- 1990 Detroit 0 0 0.0 0 0 1991 Detroit 0 0 0.0 0 0 1992 Detroit 0 0 0.0 0 0 1993 Detroit 4 7 1.8 0 0 1994 MASS 2 4 2.0 0 0 1995 Orlando 13 46 3.5 10 1 1996 Orlando 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1997 Tampa Bay 0 0 0.0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 20 56 2.8 10 1 DEFENSE Year Team TKL AST SKS YDS FF-FR INT YDS TD ------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 Detroit 13 11 2 -- 0-2 0 0 0 1991 Detroit 27 10 5 -- 1-3 0 0 0 1992 Detroit 26 9 6 -- 1-0 0 0 0 1993 Detroit 10 6 1 -- 0-0 0 0 0 1994 MASS 18 6 2 -- 0-0 0 0 0 1995 Orlando 13 3 2 16 0-2 0 0 0 1996 Orlando 9 1 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 1997 Tampa Bay 13 3 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 129 49 18 -- 3-9 0 0 0