Derrick Owens Lassic (born January 26, 1970) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games (both losses) of the 1993 season while Emmitt Smith held out for a contract dispute. He was the 1993 Sugar Bowl MVP after Alabama beat Miami 34-13 to win the National Championship. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft.