Hall of Champions

Keithon Flemming

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Flemming was a standout on the gridiron for the Buffs from 2007-09 as he was a three-time All-Lone Star Conference selection while being named the league's Freshman of the Year in 2007 and the LSC Running Back of the Year in 2009.
 
The Mesquite, Texas native ranks seventh on WT's all-time rushing list with 2,433 yards while sitting fourth on the scoring list with 294 career points as he rushed for 49 touchdowns on 386 attempts to average 6.3 yards per carry. He also caught 150 passes out of the backfield for 1,305 yards and 10 touchdowns.
 
Flemming was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Don Hansen Football Gazette during his freshman campaign in 2007, ranking 18th nationally in all-purpose yards (2,069) while tying a new LSC and NCAA record with a 99-yard touchdown run against Angelo State. 2009 saw the Buffs claim the LSC South Division Championship as Flemming rushed for 479 yards and a team-best 12 touchdowns.
 
Following his time in Canyon, Flemming had professional stops with the Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions, Tri City Fever and Tri City Rush. Keithon and his wife Emily have three daughters (Younique, Eve and Keiry) and he is a high school teacher at Othello High School in Washington.
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