Marcus Dupree Net Worth, Income, Salary, Earnings, Biography

Marcus L. Dupree (born May 22, 1964) is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League. Philadelphia High School was the site of his high school football career. A highly touted and sought-after college football recruit, he went on to play for the University of Oklahoma, where he was named Football News Freshman of the Year, second team All-American, and Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year, before leaving in the middle of his sophomore season and briefly attending the University of Southern Mississippi, where he did not appear in a single game before returning to Oklahoma. The next season, he played with the United States Football League’s New Orleans Breakers, where he remained until his retirement in 1986. In his first season, he played for the Breakers, but a knee injury caused him to retire from the game. His professional football career resumed five years later, in 1990, when he signed with the Los Angeles Rams. He appeared in 15 games over two seasons with the Rams before being released before to the start of the 1992 season. An account of Dupree’s college recruitment was written about in a book titled The Courting of Marcus Dupree, written by Willie Morris. ESPN’s documentary on Dupree, titled The Best That Never Was and produced by Jonathan Hock, debuted on November 9, 2010, as part of the 30 for 30 series of 30 films commemorating ESPN’s 30th anniversary, which included other documentaries on other sports figures.

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