Plainfield All-Time Greats - #2 - Kenny Fields

Plainfield 2nd to One All-Time Greats Nomination

#2 – Kenny Fields – 1980 -

Plainfield’s greatest highlight filmmaker of all times – To appreciate the high flying clutch play of one of the greatest athletes to walk the hallways of Plainfield High you would have to be a witness.  All the stories that you have heard of this legend, its all true!  To all that have not witness the original Dr. Dunkadelic, imagine the gracefulness of Michael Jordan, the Dr. J leaping from outside the lane and the raw power of Dominique Wilkins, well Mr. Fields had all those attributes. The only player that the Cardinal Fanatic ever witness at any level to do a 360-degree dunk in a game!  The amazing thing about this, it was done against Weequahic High who at the time was ranked 5^th in the State.  In other words his sky-walking dunk was done against the best of the best. His ability to leap over defenders that were attempting to take charges, his moonwalking – bicycle pedaling in the air leg movements before slamming home dunks are mythical.  But there is no myth; this was actually done on a regular basis. Kenny Fields did one of the greatest 5-minute stretches by any baller from Plainfield.  Plainfield was down by near double digits to a top 10 ranked powerful Atlantic City. With less than 5 minutes in the game.  Fields would drop 21 points in the final 5 minutes to help Plainfield pull off the remarkable come back. The only 2-time First Team All-State Player ever from Plainfield.  Was 1st team All-State in 1979 as a junior and as a senior in 1980 Kenny was named 1st team All-State and the only Player ever out of Plainfield to be name player of the year for the State of NJ. – 9^th leading scorer in Plainfield history.  Kenny was spectacular in football and baseball as well. 


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