Mark Duper

Mark "Super" Duper (born January 25, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1992. He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons and was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1982 NFL draft. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, he was named a second-team All-Pro in 1983.

Professional career Nicknamed "Super Duper", he played 11 seasons for the Dolphins where his best years came while teamed with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and fellow wide receiver Mark Clayton, the other half of the "Marks Brothers" wide receiver tandem. Duper, who wore #85, was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection in 1983, 1984 and 1986. His best season was 1984, when he had 71 catches, 1306 yards and 8 touchdowns, and in 1986, when he tallied 67 catches, 1313 yards and 11 touchdowns. Duper had four 1,000-yard seasons, with the final one coming in 1991 at age 32, when he posted 1085 yards. In 1990, Duper became only the second Dolphins player to surpass 7,000 career receiving yards. On July 17, 1993, the Dolphins released Duper, after re-hauling their receiving corps bringing in O.J. McDuffie, Irving Fryar, and Mark Ingram Sr., and letting go of the Marks Brothers.

Duper was also a track star, he won in the finals of the 400-meter relay at the 1981 NCAA track and field championships at Northwestern State University, and from the 1980 Olympic trials finished seventh in the 200-meter dash and reached the semifinals of the 100. He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters, posting personal bests of 10.21 seconds and 20.77 seconds, respectively.

In 11 NFL seasons, he caught 511 passes for 8,869 yards and 59 touchdowns. In 1994, he also appeared in two games with the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League.

On November 8, 2013, Duper revealed he had been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Duper was inducted (with Mark Clayton) into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll on December 15, 2003.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1982 MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1983 MIA 16 51 1,003 19.7 85 10 1984 MIA 16 71 1,306 18.4 80 8 1985 MIA 9 35 650 18.6 67 3 1986 MIA 16 67 1,313 19.6 85 11 1987 MIA 11 33 597 18.1 59 8 1988 MIA 13 39 626 16.1 56 1 1989 MIA 15 49 717 14.6 41 1 1990 MIA 16 52 810 15.6 69 5 1991 MIA 16 70 1,085 15.5 43 5 1992 MIA 16 44 762 17.3 62 7 Career 146 511 8,869 17.4 85 59