Education
San Dieguito Academy.
San Dieguito Academy.
Born in Encinitas, California, Fairchild played high school basketball at San Dieguito High School (class of 1961) and college basketball at Brigham Young University. Fairchild was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 8th pick of the 2nd round (16th overall pick) of the 1965 National Basketball Association Draft. He played for the Lakers during the 1965-1966 National Basketball Association season.
Fairchild later played in the American Basketball Association as a 6"8" forward for the Anaheim Amigos (1967-1968), averaging 10.9 points per game.
Fairchild later played for the Denver Rockets (1968-1969 season), Indiana Pacers (1968-1969 and 1969–1970 seasons) and Kentucky Colonels (1969–1970 season).