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COMMUNITY<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
COACHES<br />
PEPRAH<br />
VETERANS<br />
Ranked fifth on the team with 51 tackles (34 solo, two for<br />
loss) and had one pass defensed and one interception…<br />
Played a major role on a defense that ranked first in the<br />
SEC and second in the country in yards allowed (245.5 per<br />
game), and first in the country in passing yards allowed<br />
(113.1)…Secondary allowed only nine TD receptions,<br />
down from 23 the previous year…Had a season-high 11<br />
tackles (10 solo) vs. Minnesota (Dec. 31) in Music City<br />
Bowl…Named an Academic All-SEC selection…Sophomore<br />
season (2003): Took over at left cornerback<br />
and was named a second-team All-SEC pick by The <strong>NFL</strong><br />
Draft Report…Tied for the team lead with four interceptions,<br />
including one returned for a TD, and led the team<br />
with 14 passes defensed to rank fourth on the school’s alltime<br />
single-season list…Ranked sixth on the team with a<br />
career-high 69 tackles (62 solo, three for loss)…Also had<br />
one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries…Returned<br />
an interception 51 yards for a TD in his first start at left<br />
cornerback in season opener vs. South Florida (Aug. 30)…<br />
Had a career-high 14 tackles (13 solo), forced and recovered<br />
a fumble, and returned an interception 36 yards vs.<br />
LSU (Nov. 15)…Redshirt freshman season (2002):<br />
Appeared in every game, starting five at right cornerback<br />
and three at nickel back…A freshman All-America selection<br />
by The Sporting News and a consensus freshman All-SEC<br />
choice by the league’s coaches, Knoxville News and The<br />
Sporting News…Tied for the team lead with four interceptions,<br />
returning one for a touchdown…Finished with 47<br />
tackles (39 solo, 1½ for loss), an assisted sack, one forced<br />
Special teams touchdowns, 1959-2008<br />
fumble, one fumble recovery, and three passes defensed…<br />
Had a season-high eight tackles and returned an interception<br />
35 yards for a touchdown vs. Georgia (Oct. 5) in the<br />
fourth quarter, giving the Crimson Tide a 25-24 lead in a<br />
game it eventually lost 27-25…Returned an interception 48<br />
yards vs. Tennessee (Oct. 26).<br />
personal<br />
Given name Charles Yaw Peprah…Born<br />
in Fort Worth, Texas…Grandfather, I.K.<br />
Acheampong, is a former head of state of the West African<br />
republic of Ghana, who came to power in a coup d’etat in<br />
1972, ruled until 1977 and was executed in a revolution<br />
in 1979…That prompted his parents to emigrate first to<br />
Europe and then to the United States, where his father began<br />
attending school at Texas Christian University in Fort<br />
Worth…Brother, Richard, played football at Wyoming,<br />
and another brother, Josh, is an in<strong>com</strong>ing freshman in the<br />
University of Wisconsin football program…High school:<br />
Attended Plano (Texas) East High School and used mostly<br />
as a tailback as a senior, rushing 95 times for 925 yards<br />
and nine TDs, plus 487 yards receiving…Posted six 100-<br />
yard games and 1,500 all-purpose yards…As a junior at<br />
defensive back, led team with four interceptions and also<br />
had 121 tackles…Named sophomore of the year in one of<br />
the toughest districts in the state of Texas…Community<br />
involvement: Participated in the Edgar Bennett Celebrity<br />
Bowl-A-Thon, the Al Harris Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling<br />
Event, the Shindig at 1265 and the United Way Hometown<br />
Huddle event, spreading woodchips around the new<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
11/09/08 at Min Will Blackmon 65-yard PR L, 27-28<br />
09/08/08 Min Will Blackmon 76-yard PR W, 24-19<br />
12/09/07 Oak Will Blackmon 57-yard PR W, 38-7<br />
12/09/07 Oak Will Blackmon FR in end zone W, 38-7<br />
11/18/07 Car Tramon Williams 94-yard PR W, 31-17<br />
09/09/07 Phi Tracy White FR in end zone W, 16-13<br />
12/25/05 ChiB Antonio Chatman 85-yard PR L, 17-24<br />
12/28/03 Den Marcus Wilkins FR in EZ (kickoff) W, 31-3<br />
11/04/01 TB Allen Rossum 55-yard PR W, 21-20<br />
09/24/01 Was Rondell Mealey 27-yard FR W, 37-0<br />
11/19/00 Ind Allen Rossum 92-yard KR W, 26-24<br />
01/02/00 Ari Basil Mitchell 88-yard KR W, 49-24<br />
12/05/99 at ChiB Keith McKenzie 45-yard return<br />
of fumbled punt W, 35-19<br />
10/25/98 BalR Roell Preston 71-yard PR W, 28-10<br />
10/05/98 Min Roell Preston 101-yard KR L, 24-37<br />
09/06/98 Det Roell Preston 100-yard KR W, 38-19<br />
12/20/97 Buf Tyrone Davis FR in EZ (punt) W, 31-21<br />
12/15/96 at Det Desmond Howard 92-yard PR W, 31-3<br />
12/01/96 ChiB Desmond Howard 75-yard PR W, 28-17<br />
10/06/96 at ChiB Don Beebe 90-yard KR W, 37-6<br />
09/15/96 SD Desmond Howard 65-yard PR W, 42-10<br />
12/04/94 at Det Robert Brooks 96-yard KR L, 31-34<br />
10/09/94 LARm Robert Brooks 85-yard PR W, 24-17<br />
10/03/93 at Dal Robert Brooks 95-yard KR L, 14-36<br />
09/20/92 Cin Terrell Buckley 58-yard PR W, 24-23<br />
10/06/91 Dal+ Charles Wilson 82-yard KR L, 17-20<br />
12/22/90 Det Darrell Thompson 76-yard KR L, 17-24<br />
12/02/90 at Min Tiger Greene 36-yard return<br />
of blocked punt L, 7-23<br />
12/18/88 at PhoC Ron Pitts 63-yard PR W, 26-17<br />
10/16/88 at Min Tim Harris 10-yard return<br />
of blocked punt W, 34-14<br />
11/27/86 at Det John Simmons recovery of<br />
blocked punt in EZ W, 44-40<br />
11/27/86 at Det Walter Stanley 83-yard PR W, 44-40<br />
12/09/84 at ChiB Del Rodgers 97-yard KR W, 20-14<br />
10/02/83 TB Phillip Epps 90-yard PR W, 55-14<br />
11/08/81 NYG+ Mark Lee 94-yard PR W, 26-24<br />
09/07/80 ChiB Chester Marcol 24-yard return<br />
of own blocked field goal W, 12-6<br />
11/04/79 NYJ Aundra Thompson 100-yard KR L, 22-27<br />
10/15/78 Sea+ Steve Odom 95-yard KR W, 45-28<br />
09/24/78 at SD Walt Landers 15-yard return<br />
of blocked punt W, 24-3<br />
11/06/77 at KC Terdell Middleton 96-yard KR L, 10-20<br />
09/18/77 at NO Willard Harrell 75-yard PR W, 24-20<br />
10/12/75 at NO Steve Odom 93-yard KR L, 19-20<br />
11/24/74 SD Eric Torkelson FR in EZ (kickoff) W, 34-0<br />
11/10/74 ChiB+ Steve Odom 95-yard PR W, 20-3<br />
10/13/74 LARm+ Jon Staggers 68-yard PR W, 17-6<br />
11/19/72 at HouO Jon Staggers 85-yard PR W, 23-10<br />
10/16/72 at Det Ken Ellis 80-yard PR W, 24-23<br />
09/17/72 at NO Willie Buchanon 42-yard<br />
lateral from Clarence Williams<br />
(blocked FG attempt) W, 30-20<br />
11/28/71 NO+ Dave Hampton 90-yard KR L, 21-29<br />
11/22/71 at Atl Doug Hart 57-yard return<br />
of blocked field goal L, 21-28<br />
09/19/71 NYG Ken Ellis 100-yard return<br />
of missed field goal L, 40-42<br />
12/06/70 at Pit Larry Krause 100-yard KR W, 20-12<br />
10/04/70 Min+ Dave Hampton 101-yard KR W, 13-10<br />
11/02/69 at Pit Travis Williams 83-yard PR W, 38-34<br />
11/02/69 at Pit Travis Williams 96-yard KR W, 38-34<br />
09/28/69 SF+ Dave Hampton 87-yard KR W, 14-7<br />
10/13/68 LARm+ Tom Brown 52-yard PR L, 14-16<br />
12/09/67 at LARm Travis Williams 104-yard KR L, 24-27<br />
11/12/67 CleB+ Travis Williams 87-yard KR W, 55-7<br />
11/12/67 CleB+ Travis Williams 85-yard KR W, 55-7<br />
10/30/67 at StLC Travis Williams 93-yard KR W, 31-23<br />
10/23/66 Atl+ Donny Anderson 77-yard PR W, 56-3<br />
10/18/64 at BalC Elijah Pitts 65-yard PR L, 21-24<br />
10/13/63 at Min Hank Gremminger 80-yard<br />
return of blocked field goal W, 37-28<br />
10/06/63 LARm Herb Adderley 98-yard KR W, 42-10<br />
11/18/62 BalC Herb Adderley 103-yard KR W, 17-13<br />
10/08/61 BalC Willie Wood 72-yard PR W, 45-7<br />
09/24/61 SF Willie Wood 39-yard PR W, 30-10<br />
12/17/60 at LARm Paul Winslow recovery of<br />
blocked punt in EZ W, 35-21<br />
12/04/60 at ChiB Willie Davis recovery of<br />
blocked punt in EZ W, 41-13<br />
11/08/59 at ChiB Bill Butler 61-yard PR L, 17-28<br />
+ — Milwaukee<br />
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