Mark Boyer

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Mark Boyer
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1962-09-16) September 16, 1962 (age 61)
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
College: USC
NFL draft: 1985  / Round: 9 / Pick: 229
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:170
Receiving yards:1,534
Touchdowns:6

Mark Boyer (born September 16, 1962) is a former American football tight end.

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High school career

Boyer prepped at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.

College career

Boyer played college football at the University of Southern California

Mark graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1985 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Finance. While at USC, Mark was a four-year letterman in football helping lead the way to a Pac.10 Championship in 1984 and a win over Ohio State in the 1985 Rose Bowl. Awards while at USC include member of the 1984 Pac-10 All-Academic Team, Three time recipient of the David X. Marks Foundations "Scholar Athlete Award of Honor," and the John Wayne Memorial Scholarship. He also was very involved with Athletes in Action helping start a chapel program at USC.

Professional career

Boyer played Tight End, from 1985–1992, for the NFL teams Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets. [1]

In 1985, Mark was drafted in the ninth round by the Indianapolis Colts as a tight end and played for the Colts for 5 years. [2] In 1990, he signed with the New York Jets as a free agent and played another 3 years. Mark was known as a "prolific blocker," helping Eric Dickerson lead the NFL in rushing in 1988 and the Jets to be a Top 5 NFL Rushing Team in 1990 and 1991. Solid hands helped him catch 170 passes for over 1,500 yards and 6 touchdowns through 114 career games. [3] After 8 seasons in the NFL, Mark retired in 1994 due to a back injury.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mark Boyer". pro-football-reference.com. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mark Boyer". nfl.com. National Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2016.


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