Mark Deyon Higgs was born on April 11,1966 and is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals.
15 Facts About Mark Higgs
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Mark Higgs played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Cowboys in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL draft.
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Mark Higgs was a three-year starter, finishing as the school's all-time leading rusher by setting state records with 6,721 yards and 75 touchdowns.
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Mark Higgs accepted a football scholarship from the University of Kentucky.
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Mark Higgs alternated with Marc Logan, tallying 611 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Mark Higgs recorded the best career average per rushing attempt in school history and became the third all-time leading rusher.
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Mark Higgs had two of the five longest scoring plays in the University of Kentucky history - an 85-yard touchdown run against Utah State University in 1987 and an 84-yard touchdown run against Vanderbilt University in 1984.
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Mark Higgs was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL draft, after dropping because he was seen as being too small to play professional football.
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Mark Higgs finished the year with one start, 49 carries for 184 yards and 3 receptions for 9 yards.
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Mark Higgs joined the Dolphins as a Plan B free agent prior to the 1990 season, where he was initially a fourth-string running back and special teams player.
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Mark Higgs had led the team in rushing for the three consecutive seasons with totals of 905,915 and 693 yards, a consecutive feat that had only been matched by Larry Csonka, Karim Abdul-Jabbar and Ronnie Brown.
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Mark Higgs was waived on December 1,1995, and retired shortly afterwards.
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Mark Higgs began his own business, M and T Transportation, Inc, in 1998.
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Mark Higgs joined the Miami Dolphins Alumni Association's advisory board in 2002, and is a frequent visitor to the Dolphins' radio show.
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Mark Higgs is one of three family members to hold the top scoring records at Owensboro High School.