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Receptions:	511
Receiving yards:	8,869
Receiving touchdowns:	59
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mark Duper
No. 85
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	January 25, 1959 (age 65); Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Moreauville
College:	Northwestern State (1980–1981)
NFL draft:	1982 / round: 2 / pick: 52
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (1982–1992); Miami Hooters (1994);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Pro (1983); 3× Pro Bowl (1983, 1984, 1986); Miami Dolphins Honor Roll;
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	511
Receiving yards:	8,869
Receiving touchdowns:	59
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mark "Super" Duper (born January 25, 1959) is an American former football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1992. He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons and was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1982 NFL draft. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

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, the other half of the "Marks Brothers" wide receiver tandem. Duper, who wore #85, was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection in 1983, 1984 and 1986. His best season was 1984, when he had 71 catches, 1306 yards and 8 touchdowns, and in 1986, when he tallied 67 catches, 1313 yards and 11 touchdowns. Duper had four 1,000-yard seasons, with the final one coming in 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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Duper was inducted (with Mark Clayton) into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll on December 15, 2003.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	Receiving
Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1982	MIA	2	0	0	0	0	0
1983	MIA	16	51	1,003	19.7	85	10
1984	MIA	16	71	1,306	18.4	80	8
1985	MIA	9	35	650	18.6	67	3
1986	MIA	16	67	1,313	19.6	85	11
1987	MIA	11	33	597	18.1	59	8
1988	MIA	13	39	626	16.1	56	1
1989	MIA	15	49	717	14.6	41	1
1990	MIA	16	52	810	15.6	69	5
1991	MIA	16	70	1,085	15.5	43	5
1992	MIA	16	44	762	17.3	62	7
Career		146	511	8,869	17.4	85	59