- Marcus Harris (American football)
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This article is about the American football player. For the Australian cricketer, see Marcus Harris (cricketer).
Marcus Harris (born October 11, 1974[1]) attended and played college football for the University of Wyoming from 1993-1996. He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 1996 as the top wide receiver in the nation. He is currently the only Biletnikoff Award winner to never have played in an National Football League game. He finished his career at Wyoming with 259 receptions, 4,518 yards, and 38 touchdowns. He was selected with the 31st pick of the seventh round, 232nd overall, by the Detroit Lions in the 1997 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame on September 24, 2004.[2] He currently is an assistant coach for the football team at Breck School, as well as head coach of the girls' basketball team at Brooklyn Center High School.
References
- ^ "Marcus Harris". nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/marcusharris/profile?id=HAR474405. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame entry
1996 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Danny Wuerffel | RB Troy Davis | RB Byron Hanspard | WR Reidel Anthony |WR Marcus Harris | WR Ike Hilliard | TE Tony Gonzalez
OL Chris Naeole | OL Dan Neil | OL Benji Olson | OL Orlando Pace | OL Juan Roque | C Aaron TaylorDefense DL Peter Boulware | DL Derrick Rodgers | DL Mike Vrabel | DL Reinard Wilson | DL Grant Wistrom
LB Canute Curtis | LB Pat Fitzgerald | LB Jarrett Irons | LB Matt Russell
DB Dré Bly | DB Chris Canty | DB Kevin Jackson | DB Shawn SpringsSpecial Teams K Marc Primanti | P Brad MaynardFred Biletnikoff Award winners Paul Warfield Trophy winners 1991: Howard | 1992: McDuffie | 1993: Palmer | 1994: Westbrook | 1995: K. Johnson | 1996: M. Harris | 1997: R. Moss | 1998: T. Edwards | 1999: Warrick | 2000: S. Moss | 2001: Gaffney | 2002: C. Rogers | 2003: Fitzgerald | 2004: B. Edwards | 2005: Jarrett | 2006: C. Johnson | 2007: Crabtree | 2008: Crabtree | 2009: Shipley | 2010: Blackmon
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