Marc Dunn (born April 27, 1978 in

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) is a former NFL and NFL Europe football player. He played

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High school career

Dunn grew up in

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, and graduated from

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in the class of 1996. In football, he lettered three seasons and started for two. During the 1995 season Dunn was team captain and rushed for 650 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 2,349 yards and 24 touchdown, leading his team to the 4-A State Football Championship. Dunn was named team MVP, All Region, All State and All Area First-team; Utah 4-A MVP, All-American Honorable Mention, and won the Stephen M. Josephson Memorial Award as an Outstanding Athlete, Scholar and Citizen.DeseretNews.com
- "1995 High School MVPs" , Retrieved 2010-06-30 He also lettered three times in track and twice in basketball.

College career

Ricks

After a

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mission in

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(1996–1998), he was the starting Quarterback for

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, in Rexburg, Idaho (1999–2000). Dunn threw for 4,351 yards and 42 touchdowns (against 17 interceptions) during the 2000 season and was named the 2000

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Offensive Player of the Year. During that season he broke the NJCAA all-time passing record (4,001 yards) as well as eight school records: passes completed in a game (34), most yards passing in a game (605), most TDs in a game (8), most passing yards in a season (4,351), most yards total offense in a season (4,237), most TD passes in a season (42), most passes attempted in a season (464) and most passes completed in a season (281). In 2001 Dunn was awarded the David Rowlands award, given to the 2001 NJCAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

Kansas State

At the conclusion of the 2000 season he transferred to

, in Manhattan, Kansas where he played through the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He chose KSU over

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, and the

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. Dunn was named to the second-team academic all- big 12 team as a quarterback for

in 2001.KStateSports.cstv.com
"Player Profile" , Retrieved 2010-06-30

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Following his college career, Dunn signed with the

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as a

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after going

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in the

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Berlin Thunder

After being released from the Chiefs, Dunn signed with the

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and played during the 2004 season, which was the most successful in club history with an NFL Europe League-best 9-1 regular season record, culminating in a 30-24 defeat of the Frankfurt Galaxy in World Bowl XII.NFL.com
Berlin Thunder Team History

Personal life

Parents are Richard and Deon Dunn, father played football at

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. Married to the former Elizabeth May.

References

External links

Kansas State bioKansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Marc 1978 births Living people People from Brigham City, Utah Sportspeople from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area American football quarterbacks Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni Kansas State University alumni Kansas City Chiefs players