Marcus L. Dupree was born on the 22nd May 1964, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA. He is a retired professional American Football player, who played in the position of a running back in the Portland Breakers in USFL, and Los Angeles Rams team in the NFL. Marcus Dupree has been accumulated most of his net worth playing football professionally from 1984 to 1991.
How much is the net worth of Marcus Dupree? It has been reported that the outright size of the former football player’s net worth is as much as $10,000.
Marcus Dupree Net Worth $10,000
To begin with, Dupree was educated at Philadelphia High School in which he represented the high school team entitled Philadelphia Tornadoes from 1978 to 1981. During the given period, he managed to score 87 touchdowns, setting the new national record. Consequently, many colleges wanted to have such a player in their teams, with Joe Wood, the high school coach, answering hundreds of ‘phone calls until Dupree decided to attend the University of Oklahoma.
Dupree played college football under the guidance of Barry Switzer in the The Oklahoma Sooners team from 1982 to 1983. After the first season the player was named in the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year, the first team of all Big Eight Conference and the second team All-American. All the experts believed that professional football would be the source of income that would add huge sums to the overall size of Marcus Dupree’s net worth. However, the second season was not as successful as the first; Dupree was not as fast because he became overweight. To make matters worse, he suffered multiple injuries as well as a concussion. Marcus moved to the University of Southern Mississippi, but later decided to leave.
Subsequently Marcus Dupree signed a contract with the Portland Breakers in the United States Football League, in 1984. He was satisfied with a starting position on the team, unfortunately his knee was injured which was the end of his career in the USFL and a hiatus of several years.
After getting back on his feet, Dupree worked hard to get back in shape. In 1990, he signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams team in the NFL, but the following year the player was injured again. To make matters worse, after his recovery Chuck Knox, the coach of the team, was not satisfied with Marcus performance and did not select him play, the player decided to retire from the NFL.
Eventually, Dupree went on to wrestling, and became a professional at USWA. More, Marcus added sums to his net worth working in a casino. “30 on 30” aired on ESPN which showed the life and career of Marcus Dupree entitled “The Best That Never Was”. In 2011, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but has recovered.
Finally, in the personal life of the former football player, Dupree is apparently married but information on his spouse is lacking, although he has fathered three boys, one of whom has produced a grandson for Marcus.
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