Rick Fenney

Ricky Dale Fenney (born December 7, 1964) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). Selected in the eighth round of the 1987 NFL Draft, he played five seasons for the Minnesota Vikings (1987–1991).

Born in Everett, Washington, Fenney graduated from Snohomish High School and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle; he scored the final touchdown in the Huskies' Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma in January 1985.

Fenney became a full-time financial planner after his retirement from the NFL. While working as a broker for Merrill Lynch, he started an investment fund and solicited investments from family and friends. Fenney covered up his losses and continued to solicit more cash from investors. Having lost $2.2 million of investor money, Fenney in 2004 was indicted on wire fraud charges for misleading investors. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison and was ordered to pay restitution. After serving his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan, he was released to a halfway house in Phoenix.