Editing Mark Duper

{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Mark Duper
| image       =
| image_size  = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| number      = 85
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1959|1|25}}
| birth_place = [[Pineville, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 9
| weight_lb   = 185
| high_school = [[Avoyelles High School|Moreauville]] {{avoid wrap|([[Moreauville, Louisiana]])}}
| college     = [[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]] (1980–1981)
| draftyear   = 1982
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 52
| pastteams   =
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1992}})
* [[Miami Hooters]] ({{AFL Year|1994}})
| highlights  =
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1983 All-Pro Team|1983]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1984 Pro Bowl|1983]], [[1985 Pro Bowl|1984]], [[1987 Pro Bowl|1986]])
* [[Miami Dolphins Honor Roll]]
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1  = 511
| statlabel2  = Receiving yards
| statvalue2  = 8,869
| statlabel3  = Receiving [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 59
| pfr         = D/DupeMa00 
}}

'''Mark "Super" Duper''' (born January 25, 1959) is an American former professional [[American football|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 football|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 (American football, born 1961)|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 Pro Bowl|1983]], [[1984 Pro Bowl|1984]] and [[1986 Pro Bowl|1986]]. His best season was [[1984 NFL season|1984]], when he had 71 catches, 1306 yards and 8 touchdowns, and in [[1986 NFL season|1986]], when he tallied 67 catches, 1313 yards and 11 touchdowns. Duper had four 1,000-yard seasons, with the final one coming in [[1994 NFL season|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/07/17/Dolphins-release-Duper/4856742881600/|title = Dolphins release Duper}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{cite web|last=Feldman|first=Bruce|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/bruce-feldman/24204896/duper-latest-ex-nfl-star-to-test-positive-for-signs-of-cte|title=Duper latest ex-NFL star to test positive for signs of CTE|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=November 8, 2013|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref>

Duper was inducted (with [[Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961)|Mark Clayton]]) into the [[The Miami Dolphin Honor Roll|Miami Dolphins Honor Roll]] on December 15, 2003.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| ''' Bold '''
|Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] || [[1982 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0|| 0 || 0
|-
! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] || [[1983 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || 51 || 1,003 || ''' 19.7 ''' || ''' 85 ''' || 10
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] || [[1984 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || ''' 71 ''' || 1,306 || 18.4 || 80 || 8
|-
! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] || [[1985 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 9 || 35 || 650|| 18.6 || 67 || 3
|-
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] || [[1986 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || 67 || ''' 1,313 ''' || 19.6||style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;" |''' 85 '''|| '''11 '''
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] || [[1987 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 11 || 33 || 597 || 18.1 || 59 || 8
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] || [[1988 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 13 || 39 || 626 || 16.1 || 56 || 1
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] || [[1989 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 15 || 49 || 717 || 14.6 || 41 || 1
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] || [[1990 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || 52 || 810|| 15.6 || 69 || 5
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] || [[1991 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || 70 || 1,085|| 15.5 || 43 || 5
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] || [[1992 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| ''' 16 ''' || 44 || 762 || 17.3 || 62 || 7
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DupeMa00.htm Career] || 146 || 511 || 8,869|| 17.4 || 85 || 59
|}

==See also==

*[[List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy#Living former players diagnosed with CTE or ALS or reporting symptoms consistent with CTE or ALS|Living former players diagnosed with or reporting symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy]]

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/markduper/profile?id=DUP207644 NFL stats]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=459 AFL stats]

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