Mark Duper

Sport: Football

Induction Year: 2005

University: Northwestern State

Induction Year: 2005

A three-time Pro Bowl receiver with the Miami Dolphins (1982-92), Mark Duper was inducted into the Dolphins’ Honor Roll during a 2003 Monday Night Football game. He was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American as a sprinter at Northwestern State, running the anchor leg on the Demons’ 1981 NCAA champion 4 x 100-meter relay team that also included Hall of Famer Joe Delaney. Duper, a Moreauville native who didn’t play prep football, was a second-round NFL Draft pick in 1982 after two college seasons. He played in 146 regular-season games with Miami, catching 511 passes for 8,869 yards (17.7 career average) and 59 TDs. He averaged better than 16 yards a catch in seven of his 11 seasons. He also caught at least 50 passes five times and went over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving four times – finishing with 1,313 yards in 1986 and 1,306 yards in 1984. He owns the Dolphins’ all-time mark for 100-yard receiving games (28), the single-season record (eight in 1986) and the single-game record for receiving yards (217 vs. N.Y. Jets in 1985). Dolphins QB Dan Marino and Duper are tied for eighth all-time in NFL history among QB-WR scoring combinations (55 TDs).