College Career
Fuller attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played defensive line for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team. He recorded nine sacks and 22 tackles for loss as a sophomore. As a senior he had 81 tackles, a team-leading five sacks, and 22 tackles for loss. For his efforts that season he was awarded All-America and first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors as well as UNC's defensive Most Valuable Player award. Fuller was also a finalist for the Lombardi and Outland Trophies, special awards designated only for linemen. While at UNC, Fuller helped lead the Tar Heels to three bowl games, made the All-ACC team three times, and the All-America team twice (1982 and 1983). He graduated in 1986 with a degree in psychology. Fuller was later inducted into UNC's sports hall of fame, and selected as a member of the ACC's 50th Anniversary Football Team in 2002.
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