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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | February 14, 1965||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Heritage (Littleton, Colorado) | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 4 / pick: 111 | ||||||||
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Marc Christopher Munford (born February 14, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Munford was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado. [1] He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, [2] where he was a three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection by the Associated Press. He earned second-team recognition as a sophomore, [3] and first-team as both a junior and senior. [4] [5] As a sophomore, he was also honored by Gannett News Service as a first-team All-American. [6]
Munford was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1997. [7]
Munford was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL draft, [8] and spent four years with the team. He started 16 of the 48 games in which he appeared, with two interceptions, one sack, and three fumble recoveries. [9] He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs for the 1991 season, as a "Plan B" free-agent, but spent the year on the injured reserve list. [10]