Marcus Harris attended and played college football

College football

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 for the University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming

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 from 1993-1996. He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award

Fred Biletnikoff Award

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 in 1996 as the top wide receiver

Wide receiver

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 in the nation. He is currently the only Biletnikoff Award winner to never have played in an National Football League

National Football League

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 game. He finished his career at Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys football

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 with 259 receptions

Reception (American football)

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, 4,518 yards, and 38 touchdown

Touchdown

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s. He was selected with the 31st pick of the seventh round, 232nd overall, by the Detroit Lions

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 in the 1997 NFL Draft

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. He was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame on September 24, 2004. He currently is an assistant coach for the football team at Breck School

Breck School

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, as well as head coach of the girls' basketball team at Brooklyn Center High School

Brooklyn Center High School

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