DeMarco Murray
| DeMarco Murray | |
|---|---|
 Murray (far right) signing autographs with running backs Chris Brown and Allen Patrick. | |
| College | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | Running back |
| Jersey # | 7 |
| Class |  |
| Career | 2007–present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | February 12, 1988 Las Vegas, NV |
| High school | Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas, NV |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | |
| 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year | |
DeMarco Murray (born February 12, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners. DeMarco Murray logged a 4.42 (team best) 40 time[1] and a 36.5-inch vertical jump[1] during the 2007 winter testing. DeMarco Murray has yet to declare a major at the University of Oklahoma. Murray also wears the number 7 on his football jersey.
Early years
Murray attended Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas.[citation needed]
High school career
DeMarco Murray was coached by David White at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was an all-conference pick three consecutive years. At Gorman, he was a teammate of fellow OU Sooner Ryan Reynolds and current Arizona State Offensive Lineman Po'u Palelei. As a senior in 2005, he rushed for 1,947 yards and 27 touchdowns and also caught 22 passes for 624 yards and 7 touchdowns, earning him all-state honors and the 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year award. Murray was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Considered one of the top running backs of his class alongside Chris Wells, C. J. Spiller and Michael Goodson, Murray drew offers from Miami (Fl.), Penn State and Texas A&M among others. He chose Oklahoma over Southern California at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[2]
Murray also led Bishop Gorman basketball team to a 2005 state championship. ee
College career
DeMarco Murray redshirted the 2006 NCAA football season. In his first game for the Oklahoma Sooners on September 1, 2007 vs. University of North Texas, Murray rushed for 201 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the first player to score four touchdowns in a half in his Sooner debut.[3] On September 15, 2007 against Utah State, Murray entered the Oklahoma football record book when he had a TD run of 97 yards, which is the 2nd longest in Oklahoma football history.[citation needed]
Murray tied Adrian L. Peterson’s freshman touchdown record in 2007 with 15 and probably would have broken it had it not been for a season ending knee injury at Texas Tech.
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