# Marc Dunn

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image         =
| name          = Marc Dunn
| position      = [Quarterback](/source/Quarterback)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1978|4|27}}
| birth_place   = [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California)
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 4
| weight_lbs    = 205
| college       = [Ricks](/source/Ricks_College) (2000)<br>[Kansas State](/source/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football) (2001–2002)
| undraftedyear = 2003
| pastteams     =
* [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
* [Berlin Thunder](/source/Berlin_Thunder) ([2004](/source/2004_NFL_Europe_season)) 
}}
'''Marc Dunn''' (born April 27, 1978, in [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland%2C_California)) is a former NFL and NFL Europe football player. He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University).

==High school career==
Dunn grew up in [Brigham City, Utah](/source/Brigham_City%2C_Utah), and graduated from [Box Elder High School](/source/Box_Elder_High_School) in the class of 1996.<ref name="HS"/> In football, he lettered three seasons and started for two. During the 1995 season Dunn was team captain and rushed for 650 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 2,349 yards and 24 touchdown, leading his team to the 4-A State Football Championship.  Dunn was named team MVP, All Region, All State and All Area First-team; Utah 4-A MVP, All-American Honorable Mention,<ref name="KSU"/> and won the Stephen M. Josephson Memorial Award as an Outstanding Athlete, Scholar and Citizen.<ref name="HS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020223813/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/454577/1995-HIGH-SCHOOL-MVPS.html DeseretNews.com] - "1995 High School MVPs" | Retrieved 2010-06-30</ref><ref>[http://www.ldsmag.com/sports/080609five.html LDSMag.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107234045/http://ldsmag.com/sports/080609five.html |date=2010-01-07 }} Five Inducted into Ricks College Athletic Hall of Fame</ref> He also lettered three times in track and twice in basketball.

==College career==
===Ricks===
After a [Mormon](/source/Mormon) mission in [Santiago, Chile](/source/Santiago%2C_Chile) (1996–1998), he was the starting Quarterback for [Ricks College](/source/Ricks_College), in [Rexburg, Idaho](/source/Rexburg%2C_Idaho) (1999–2000). Dunn threw for 4,351 yards and 42 touchdowns (against 17 interceptions) during the 2000 season <ref>[http://www.ldsmag.com/sports/010824ones.html LDSMag.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107234739/http://ldsmag.com/sports/010824ones.html |date=2010-01-07 }} The Ones that got away | Retrieved 2010-07-01</ref> and was named the 2000 [National Junior College Athletic Association](/source/National_Junior_College_Athletic_Association) Offensive Player of the Year.  During that season he broke the NJCAA all-time passing record (4,001 yards) as well as eight school records: passes completed in a game (34), most yards passing in a game (605), most TDs in a game (8), most passing yards in a season (4,351), most yards total offense in a season (4,237), most TD passes in a season (42), most passes attempted in a season (464) and most passes completed in a season (281). In 2001 Dunn was awarded the David Rowlands award, given to the 2001 NJCAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year.<ref>[http://www.njcaa.org/athletes_of_distinction.cfm?category=David%20Rowlands%20Award&articleid=7205&cmenu=4 NJCAA.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109101710/http://njcaa.org/athletes_of_distinction.cfm?category=David%20Rowlands%20Award&articleid=7205&cmenu=4 |date=November 9, 2011 }} David Rowlands Award | Retrieved 2010-06-28</ref>

===Kansas State===
At the conclusion of the 2000 season he transferred to [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University), in [Manhattan, Kansas](/source/Manhattan%2C_Kansas) where he played through the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He chose KSU over [BYU](/source/BYU), [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University), and the [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston).<ref>[http://interact.cstv.com/recruiting/conference_news.cfm?conf=bigXII Big 12 Conference News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212025/http://interact.cstv.com/recruiting/conference_news.cfm?conf=bigXII |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> Dunn was named to the second-team academic all-[big 12](/source/big_12) team as a quarterback for [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University) in 2001.<ref name="KSU">[http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dunn_marc00.html KStateSports.cstv.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708211950/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dunn_marc00.html |date=July 8, 2011 }} "Player Profile" | Retrieved 2010-06-30</ref>

==Professional career==
===Kansas City Chiefs===
Following his college career, Dunn signed with the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) as a [free agent](/source/free_agent) after going [undrafted](/source/undrafted_sportsperson) in the [2003 NFL draft](/source/2003_NFL_draft).<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/5505/marc-dunn} ESPN.com] "KC Chiefs roster" | Retrieved 2010-06-30</ref>

===Berlin Thunder===
After being released from the Chiefs, Dunn signed with the [Berlin Thunder](/source/Berlin_Thunder) in [NFL Europe](/source/NFL_Europe) and played during the 2004 season, which was the most successful in club history with an NFL Europe League-best 9–1 regular season record, culminating in a 30–24 defeat of the Frankfurt Galaxy in World Bowl XII.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/europa/teams/BER/history NFL.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215123421/http://www.nfl.com/europa/teams/BER/history |date=2007-12-15 }} Berlin Thunder Team History</ref>

==Personal life==
Parents are Richard and Deon Dunn, father played football at [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University). Married to the former Elizabeth May.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dunn_marc00.html Kansas State bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708211950/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dunn_marc00.html |date=July 8, 2011 }}
*[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/5505/marc-dunn Kansas City Chiefs bio]

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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Brigham City, Utah
Category:Sportspeople from Box Elder County, Utah
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni
Category:Kansas State University alumni
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players

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