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| {{Infobox NCAA Athlete | |||
| | color = LightSteelBlue | |||
| | fontcolor = Black | |||
| | name = Marcus Houston | |||
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| | college = ]<br />] | |||
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| | sport = ] | |||
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| | position = ] | |||
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| | career_start = 2000 | |||
| | career_end = 2004 | |||
| | height_ft = 6 | |||
| | height_in = 2 | |||
| | weight_lb = 205 | |||
| | nationality = USA | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|27}} | |||
| | birth_place = ] | |||
| | death_date = | |||
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| | highschool = ]<br />Denver, Colorado | |||
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| }} | |||
| '''Marcus Houston''' (born May 27, 1981 in ]) is a former ] player. He was a highly touted ] for the ] in the early 2000s. | |||
| Coming out of Denver's ] in 2000, Houston was one of the most sought-after football prospects in the United States.<ref></ref> He chose to attend Colorado to play for ]. However, Houston was never able to live up to the expectations, and was mostly criticized: CU running backs coach ] caused a national stir in 2001 when he called Houston “Markeesha.”<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Armstrong |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Mile High pile of notes |url= |work=] |publisher= |date=2001-09-11 |accessdate=2008-02-25 }}</ref> | |||
| In 2003, Houston chose to transfer to ].<ref></ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, Marcus}} | |||
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