Marcus Wilson (American football)

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Marcus Wilson
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 (age 56)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Rochester (NY) Greece
College: Virginia
NFL draft: 1990  / Round: 6 / Pick: 149
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Edmond Marcus Wilson (born April 16, 1968) is a former American football running back who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the sixth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at the University of Virginia and attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York. [2]

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References

  1. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. "MARCUS WILSON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.