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Marcus Dupree

  • 11-10-2011 11:25pm
    #1
    Paully D
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    I've just been watching the documentary about him from ESPN's 30 for 30.

    It seems he had the potential to be one of the NFL's top players, but it was so sad to see him living in what's basically a leaky hut at the end.

    Some bad decisions, leeches trying to get his money and a horrific injury all worked against him.

    Do any of you remember watching him play? How good could he have been?

    I'd be very interested to hear the views from all of you who know a lot more than I do about him :)


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  • #2
    Paully D
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    I hope it's ok to bump this :)


  • #3
    tallaghtoutlaws
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    Same thing happened Dupree that happened other top prospects pros didnt work out for him the way they thought it would. He looked like he was going to be a top player and then got injured in the USFL and it really saw the end of his career. He tried a comeback many years later but got injured again. Hard to know though how good he would have been though.


  • #4
    Paully D
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    tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »
    Same thing happened Dupree that happened other top prospects pros didnt work out for him the way they thought it would. He looked like he was going to be a top player and then got injured in the USFL and it really saw the end of his career. He tried a comeback many years later but got injured again. Hard to know though how good he would have been though.

    Aye, I'd imagine that his story is similar to a huge amount of players in that they excel in younger years but for whatever reasons never really set the NFL alight or even get there! IIRC, Dupree played a couple of seasons with the Rams as well which gave him great pleasure as he was able to say he lived his dream of playing in the NFL. It seems he could have been a whole lot more though!


  • #5
    UnitedIrishman
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    Watched this about a week ago. Pretty sad story given the talent he had. Pity he didn't get the advice he needed when he needed it either and it's a problem that's around every professional sport today with people whispering in players ears saying they can do this and that, promising them everything they could imagine.

    But it's more prevalent than ever in the NBA and NFL given the backgrounds of the players that come through. A good majority of which come from poor-middle class backgrounds where they don't have a whole lot. Now if someone came along and said to me at 17, when I was supposedly the best player in the country, that I could get rewards for playing or I can get nothing at all and work my balls off for the college (who in turn make money off me), when my family is at home just surviving - I'd be sure as hell to look for something out of it.

    It's just like the guys from the 'Fab Five' documentary. The college made millions from endorsements/merchandise from them and yet they were just about surviving, having to borrow money off people.

    IMO, colleges and coaches have a personal responsibility to the players to ensure every player should be looked after. I'm not saying colleges should be giving families mansions and millions in order to entice them to their college, but I wouldn't begrudge any players what they get out of colleges.


  • #6
    breffni666
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    I cant understand why he had no insurance. If he was such a hot prospect surely someone should have advised him to get insured if it all went belly up. never heard of him before but he looked immense on the field.


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    Saw it couple of times, it was on again during the week. Sad story. But as others have said, I suspect it is a story that could be told many times, and indeed in many sports. There are a lot of "couldda been a contenda" type stories and people who have ended up in worse hardship than him or with long term health issues - even watching Pony Excess last night, the guy who finally spilled the beans on SMU went on to develop drug addiction and died in his sleep at a young age. The 30 for 30 story about Len Bias, who was the second overall pick in the NBA in 1986 and never played in it (the story will be known to most, it is a very sad one) is particularly harrowing. As is the fate of NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, who in fairness did in fact achieve so much in an extraordinary but short career, which is also the subject of a 30 for 30.


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