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From City Park to Germany: Gainesville High grad finds launching spot in pro football career
Fred Payne starting football career in Germany Football League
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Gainesville High graduate Fred Payne is playing in the German Football League with the Ingolstadt Dukes. - courtesy Ralf Luger
Last spring, former Gainesville High defensive back Fred Payne traveled to Europe with fellow Red Elephant alumnus and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson in search of an adventure. What he found was a means to move his football career forward.
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