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The Greatest Football Player That Never Was

Marcus Dupree was pegged to win three Heismans before he got chewed up in the college system. How did the high-school sensation make peace with life after football? Buzz Bissinger reports.

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Marcus Dupree, 1982. Credit: Newscom
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