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  1.                                 mark in a season, rushing
  2.                                 for a record 2,342 yards in
  3.                                 his senior year. (Barry
  4.                                 Sanders of Oklahoma State
  5.                                 University broke that 
  6. record in 1988.) He won both the Heisman
  7. Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the nation's
  8. top collegiate player.
  9.  
  10. In 1982, with the Los Angeles Raiders, 
  11. Marcus became the first rookie in 17 years 
  12. to lead the NFL in scoring, and was named 
  13. Rookie of the Year. Three years later, he 
  14. again topped the league in scoring. In 1985, 
  15. his 2,314 total yards from scrimmage 
  16. (rushing and receiving) established an 
  17. NFL record.
  18.  
  19. Marcus is the only NFL running back