Marc Zeno
Marc Zeno (born May 21, 1965) is a former professional American football player. He played college ball at Tulane University.
College
Marc attended Tulane (1984-1987) where he played Wide Receiver and broke the NCAA record with 3,725 career receiving yards.He was named to the 1987 College Football All-America Team.
Pro-Career
In 1988 he was drafted in the 7th round(182 overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers. One of the reasons why Zeno's draft valued dropped was his poor performance at the Combine and off-season knee injuries. He ran a 4.8 40-yard dash. Zeno responded to his performance by saying "I'm capable of running a 4.6 in the 40, but I'm not capable of running a 4.3 or 4.4, and they should know that. I'm a football player, not a track star."[1] In 1989 he was a member of the Green Bay Packers training camp but was released on July 27, 1989.[2] Later he signed with the Calgary Stampeders. In 1990 he was a member of the British Columbia Lions.[3] In 1991 he was the 80th wide receiver drafted in the WLAF Draft by the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks. In 1991 he played for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.[4]
References
- ↑ Compiled from, w. r. (1988, Apr 26). Wr zeno: Im no track star -- beathards son final pick. Orlando Sentinel, pp. B.5-B5.
- ↑ Deals. (1989, Jul 27). USA TODAY (Pre-1997 Fulltext), pp. 07.C-07C
- ↑ http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/082010aan.html
- ↑ http://www.arenafan.com/players/Marc_Zeno-1782/