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Pronunciation
fah-BEE-ahno
Hale has played in 13 games all off the bench over the last two seasons of his four seasons with the Cal football program from 2013-16 and is listed as one of two players sharing the No. 2 fullback spot along with Justin Norbeck on the 2017 preseason depth chart. Hale participated in six contests as a 2016 junior after playing in the first seven games of his career in his 2015 sophomore season. He has seen the bulk of his action on special teams and also been a backup running back. All of Hale's statistics other than participation came as a sophomore when he rushed five times for 24 yards while adding one tackle on special teams.
Cal Career (2013-Present)
• Has played in 13 games all of the bench on special teams or as a backup running back with career stats of five rushes for 24 yards and one tackle that were all recorded as a 2015 sophomore in the season-opener against Grambling other than the tackle which was registered in the dame campaign at Washington
Hale's Career Game Highs
Rushes: 5 (Grambling State, 2015)
Rushing Yards: 24 (Grambling State, 2015)
Long Rush: 8 (Grambling State, 2015)
All-Purpose Yards: 24 (Grambling State, 2015)
Tackles: 1 (at Washington, 2015)
Senior (2017)
• Listed as one of two players sharing the No. 2 fullback spot along with Justin Norbeck on the preseason depth chart
• Rushed a single time for no yards in the spring game
Junior (2016)
• Played in six games primarily on special teams where he took 60 snaps and as a backup running back with no stats other than participation
• Rushed four times for 18 yards and one touchdown on the first series for the Gold team on a one-yard scoring run in the spring game
Sophomore (2015)
• Played in seven games off the bench on special teams and as a backup running back with single-season career-high totals of five rushes for 24 yards and one tackle
• Recorded all of his rushing stats against Grambling State with five carries for 24 yards, while his lone tackle came at Washington
• Had one reception for 11 yards in the spring game
Freshman (2014)
• Did not play
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week for March 31 – April 6, 2014
• Played in the spring game but did not record any stats
Freshman (2013)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Soquel HS (Class of 2013)
• Finished his three-year varsity career with 3,543 rushing yards and 60 touchdowns on the ground over 392 carries
• Earned first-team Medium Schools All-State (Cal-Hi Sports) honors as an all-purpose player, while adding Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Athletic League, and his squad’s Player and Offensive Back of the Year honors as a 2012 senior when the team captain set Santa Cruz County all-time single-season records with 2,452 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns on the ground over 234 carries and also finished with single-season county records of 258 points and 43 total scores
• Ran for more than 200 yards in five of his final six contests as a senior, including a 375-yard rushing game with six touchdowns on 40 carries in a first-round playoff win over Carmel for a squad that finished 9-3 overall and 5-1 in the SCCAL
• Had 223 yards rushing on 31 carries against Scotts Valley as a senior to earn the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week Award
• Played in the Literacy Classic All-Star Football Game and Lions Senior Bowl following his senior campaign, helping the South to a victory in the latter by rushing for 127 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries, as well as throwing a 14-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option
• Selected the SCCAL Junior of the Year in 2011
• Played strong safety, linebacker and punter in addition to running back, and was a second-team All-SCCAL selection at linebacker as a 2010 sophomore
• Also played baseball, basketball and soccer, and was an All-County choice in baseball as a 2013 senior when he posted a .406 batting average and led his squad to an SCCAL title
• Picked up a Presidential Academic Award
• A member of the Future Farmers of America and the president of the school’s Disc Golf Club
Other
• Full name is Fabiano Rossi Hale
• Born June 14, 1995
• Son of Lucas Lee Hale and Solange Hale
• Major is sociology
Last Updated
June 19, 2017
