Career
He is the program"s all-time leading rusher with 3,680 yards. After Leo Cahill of the Toronto Argonauts discovered him playing in Italy for the Bolzano Jets, he began a 3-year career in Canada. In his first year, 1987, he rushed for 879 yards and caught 53 passes, winning the Canadian Football League"s Most Outstanding Rookie Award.
In 1988 he would rush for 968 and catch 51 passes.
On August 31 of that year, Fenerty rushed for a team record 215 yards in a single game against the Calgary Stampeders, eclipsing Ulysses Curtis" 36-year-old team record by seven yards. In 1989, Fenerty set a then team record with 1247 yards rushing.
He was an all star selection in every season he played, totalling 48 games. Fenerty moved to his hometown to play for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League for the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
He would play 31 games, rushing for 335 yards in 1990 and 477 in 1991, also catching 44 passes in the two years, as well as returning punts and kickoffs.
He ended his career with a brief stint with the Canadian Football League expansion Shreveport Pirates in 1994.
