Brennan Marion
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | August 25, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth: | Hampton, Virginia | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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| College: | Tulsa | ||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||
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Brennan Randall Marion (born August 25, 1987 in Hampton, Virginia) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Tulsa. At Tulsa Brennan set the single season NCAA FBS yard per catch record in a single season at 31.9 yards a catch & finished as the NCAA career leader at 28.7 yards per catch. He had back to back 1,000 yard receiving seasons. Also won the teams Howard Twilley award back to back in his 2 years at Tulsa for the most outstanding Receiver.
Brennan Marion is a former wide receiver at Tulsa. After playing four seasons of college football at three different schools, Marion was eligible to be selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. Marion is 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 185 pounds.
Prep career
Marion was a four-year letterwinner in football, basketball and track at Greensburg-Salem High School in Greensburg, PA. As a senior, Marion had 23 receptions for 400 yards and four touchdowns. However, his only scholarship offer was a partial scholarship to Temple, and because of low SAT scores, he decided to attend junior college.
Junior College career
Marion began his college career at Foothill Junior College, where he played one season as a tight end and H-back. After 2005, Marion transferred from Foothill to DeAnza Junior College in Cupertino, CA, where he led all California junior college receivers with 1,196 yards and 16 touchdowns. Switching from a blocking role at Foothill to a primary receiving role at DeAnza, Marion earned junior college All-America honors.
Tulsa career
In his first season at Tulsa, Marion led the nation in yards per reception at 31.9, breaking an FBS record in the process. Marion finished the season with 39 receptions for 1,244 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named Conference USA Newcomer of the Year. He was a second team All-Conference USA selection and was part of just the third team in FBS history to have three 1,000-yard receivers.
As a senior, Marion played 13 games, finishing with 43 receptions for 1,112 yards and eight touchdowns. He earned first team All-Conference USA honors, leading the nation in yards per reception for the second consecutive season. However, he suffered a torn left ACL on Tulsa's final offensive play of the Conference USA Championship Game, forcing him to miss the GMAC Bowl and any postseason all-star games.
Marion finished his FBS career averaging 28.7 yards per reception on 83 catches. That broke Wesley Walker's record for average per reception for a player with at least 75 career receptions.
Professional career
Due to his knee injury, Marion attended the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine but did not participate. He went undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, but signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Dolphins. During training camp, Marion re-tore his ACL in his left knee. He was placed on injured reserve on Aug. 4, 2009.
Coaching
Marion was the head coach of Saint Patrick Saint Vincent in Vallejo, CA in 2013. In year 1 he led the Bruins to a 1st round home playoff loss. After a 1–9 year prior to Marions arrival he exceed expectations as a 1st year head coach. Marion resigned and moved to the state he was raised PA to take another head coaching position.
Marion was the head coach of the Waynesboro, PA Indians in 2014. Where he leads the Indians to the first winning season and division title in 22 years. His Indians also won team of the year selected by WHAG TV for going from 0–10 to Division champions under Marion's control.
See also
References
http://www.therecordherald.com/article/20150116/SPORTS/150119923/2000/NEWS
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/sports/ci_26993450/h-s-football-coach-year-brennan-marion-leads[]
http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-add-five-to-practice-roster