Marcus Dupree
[edit] Biography
Marcus Dupree (Marcus L. Dupree) was born on May 22, 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. After going to high school at Philadelphia (MS), Dupree attended the University of Oklahoma and the University of Southern Mississippi. Dupree made his professional debut in the USFL in 1984 with the New Orleans Breakers. The team moved to New Orleans, Louisiana for the 1985 season and Dupree suffered a career-ending knee injury in the first game. During the 1987 NFL strike, Dupree attemped a comeback with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but his knee would not pass the physical.
Dupree made his NFL debut in 1990 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams for his entire 2 year NFL career. Most people believe that 1991 was Marcus Dupree's best year in the NFL.
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[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1984
| PORT
| USFL
| 15
| 145
| 684
| 4.7
| 9
| N/A
|
| 1985
| NO
| USFL
| 1
| 17
| 69
| 4.1
| 1
| N/A
|
| 2 year USFL career
| 16
| 162
| 753
| 4.6
| 10
| 0
|
| 1990
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 19
| 72
| 3.8
| 0
| 13
|
| 1991
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 49
| 179
| 3.7
| 1
| 24
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 68
| 251
| 3.7
| 1
| 0
|
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| 1984
| PORT
| USFL
| 15
| 28
| 182
| 6.5
| 0
| N/A
|
| 1985
| NO
| USFL
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 3.5
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year USFL career
| 16
| 30
| 189
| 6.3
| 0
| N/A
|
| 1990
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 6
| 46
| 7.7
| 0
| 21
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 6
| 46
| 7.7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1990
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Trivia
Dupree was the MVP of the 1983 Fiesta Bowl for the Oklahoma Sooners. He rushed for 239 yards on only 17 carries even though he only played in half of the game. Dupree came out 3 times suffering a pulled hamstring, a rib injury, an ankle injury and a broken finger. Arizona State won the game but Dupree's efforts were enough to set rushing records in the history of the Fiesta Bowl.
A book titled The Courting of Marcus Dupree was written about the large amount of colleges who recruited Dupree during his senior year of high school. Dupree finished high school with 5284 yards rushing on 8.3 yards per carry and broke the career touchdown record of 86 set by Herschel Walker by one.
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