Marcus L Dupree was born on May 22,1964 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the United States Football League and National Football League.
36 Facts About Marcus Dupree
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Marcus Dupree left in the middle of his sophomore season and briefly attended the University of Southern Mississippi.
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Marcus Dupree played spring football for the Golden Eagles and finished college at the university.
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Marcus Dupree joined the USFL the following season and signed with the New Orleans Breakers in 1984.
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Marcus Dupree played for the Breakers for two seasons before a knee injury forced him to leave the game.
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Marcus Dupree returned to professional football in 1990, playing in 15 games over two seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams before being waived prior to the 1992 season.
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Marcus L Dupree was born on May 22,1964, in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
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Marcus Dupree attended Philadelphia High School, where he played for the Philadelphia Tornadoes high school football team from 1978 to 1981.
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Marcus Dupree finished his high school career with 7,355 rushing yards with an 8.3-yards-per-carry average.
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Marcus Dupree scored 87 touchdowns total during his playing time in high school, breaking the national high school record by one.
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Marcus Dupree was heavily recruited by the major college football programs, and during the final month of the recruiting period, his high school coach, Joe Wood, answered more than 100 phone calls a day from colleges.
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Oklahoma assistant coach Lucious Selmon spent six weeks in the Downtown Motor Inn in Philadelphia, and after Marcus Dupree verbally committed to Fred Akers and the Texas Longhorns while on his visit there, OU head coach Barry Switzer sent former Oklahoma Sooner and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims to the town by private plane to appeal to Marcus Dupree.
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On February 12,1982, Marcus Dupree announced he would attend Oklahoma instead of the other finalists, Texas, UCLA, and Southern Miss.
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Marcus Dupree scored his first college touchdown against Texas on a 63-yard fake reverse.
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Marcus Dupree made his first start against Oklahoma State and scored two touchdowns.
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Marcus Dupree was named second-team All-American, first-team all-Big Eight Conference and Big Eight Newcomer of the Year.
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Marcus Dupree had to leave the game several times, participating in only 34 offensive plays.
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Marcus Dupree's much-anticipated sophomore season did not turn out as planned.
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Marcus Dupree reported to campus late, missed the team photo and put on considerable weight.
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Marcus Dupree was signed by the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League in 1984.
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Marcus Dupree scored a touchdown on his first professional possession.
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Marcus Dupree gained 684 yards on 145 carries with nine touchdowns for a 4.7 yards per carry average.
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Marcus Dupree was late arriving at Breakers' training camp in San Dimas, California that season, but performed well enough to earn a starting position for the season opener at Sun Devil Stadium against the Arizona Outlaws.
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Marcus Dupree got off to a good start, rushing 69 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown.
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Marcus Dupree had surgery on the knee and recuperated in Portland, celebrating his 21st birthday with friends and teammates.
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Marcus Dupree agreed and began working out, losing 100 pounds in just over three months and going back to running a 4.3 40-yard dash.
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In October 1990, Marcus Dupree signed with the Los Angeles Rams, who had drafted him in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL draft, in case he became fit again after a five-and-a-half-year absence from the football field.
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Marcus Dupree was placed on injured reserve, meaning he would have to sit out for four weeks before he could play for the Rams.
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Marcus Dupree started his first game in week 16 and rushed for 42 yards on 13 carries.
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Marcus Dupree finished his first NFL season with 72 yards on 19 carries, in three games played.
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In 1991, Marcus Dupree missed the first seven games due to a toe injury suffered in practice.
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Marcus Dupree finished the season with 179 yards on 49 carries with one touchdown, in eight games played.
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Marcus Dupree finished his career with 251 yards on 68 carries during regular season play, for a 3.7 yards-per-carry average, rushing for one touchdown.
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Marcus Dupree ran a sports bar and worked as a casino-greeter for a short period of time.
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In 2011, Marcus Dupree was diagnosed with prostate cancer but recovered.
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Marcus Dupree later was found to have had a role in the Mississippi welfare funds scandal.