Marlon Lucky
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| Position: | Running Back | ||
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| Date of birth: | February 28, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth: | Hawthorne, California | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) North Hollywood | ||
| College: | Nebraska | ||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||
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Marlon Lucky (born February 28, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Nebraska.
Lucky lived in Dallas, Texas through seventh grade before moving to Los Angeles, California. He attended North Hollywood High School, leaving with 4,881 rushing yards and 88 touchdowns, including 2,036 yards and 40 touchdowns in his senior year. His performance earned him selection as the most valuable player in his league and first-team CalHi Sports all-state honors. In 2009 Lucky returned to North Hollywood High School and talked to the former JV football players.
Coming out of high school he was one of the nation’s most sought-after prospects in 2005. Rivals.com ranked him as the second best running back in the country. He ultimately decided to play for Nebraska, over USC, Washington, and others.
During his freshman season he was a backup to senior Cory Ross, rushing for only 129 yards on 43 carries. Most of his success came on special teams. During his sophomore season in 2006 Lucky was part of Nebraska's four-man rotation at I-back that helped rush for 2,400 yards and 26 touchdowns. He finished the season with 728 rushing yards, 383 receiving yards, and 6 rushing touchdowns, earning Second-Team All-Big 12 honors. In 2007 as a junior Lucky became the Cornhuskers' main back, rushing for 1,019 yards and nine touchdowns while also catching a school-record 75 passes for 705 yards and three touchdowns.
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