Marcus Harris (wide receiver, born 1974) explained

Marcus Harris
Number:23
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:October 11, 1974
Birth Place:St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:213
College:Wyoming
Draftyear:1997
Draftround:7
Draftpick:232
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Marcus Harris (born October 11, 1974) is an American former college football player who was a wide receiver for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was a two-time All-American, including a consensus selection in 1996, when he also won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the season’s outstanding college football receiver.

Early life

Harris was born in 1974.[1] He attended Brooklyn Center High School in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where he was a star running back for the Brooklyn Center Centaurs high school football team.

College career

Harris received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Wyoming, and he played for the Wyoming Cowboys football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, Harris was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Biletnikoff Award. He finished his career at Wyoming with 259 receptions, 4,518 receiving yards, and 38 touchdown catches. Harris was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame on September 24, 2004.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

SeasonReceivingRushingPunt Returns
Rec Yards Avg Yds/G TD Att Yards TD Att Yards Avg TD
19931 14 14.0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
199471 1,431 20.2 119.3 11 2 -1 0 0 0 -- 0
199578 1,423 18.2 129.4 14 4 14 0 0 0 -- 0
1996109 1,650 15.1 137.5 13 0 0 0 20 187 9.4 0
NCAA Career Totals259 4,518 17.4 98.2 38 6 13 0 20 187 9.4 0

Professional career

He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (232nd overall pick) of the 1997 NFL draft.[4] He is the only Biletnikoff Award winner to never play in a National Football League (NFL) regular season game and Harris never played professional football in any league.

He currently is head coach for the football team, assistant coach for boys basketball team and head coach of the girls softball team at the Breck School.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcus Harris . 2009-03-05 . nfl.com .
  2. http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/trads/hof-2004.html Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame entry
  3. Web site: Marcus Harris . Sports Reference LLC . www.sports-reference.com . September 15, 2014.
  4. Web site: 1997 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-29 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.