Marty Booker
Booker during his second tenure with the Bears.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 31, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jonesboro, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Louisiana-Monroe | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 539 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,703 |
| Receiving TDs: | 37 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Marty Montez Booker (born July 31, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Louisiana-Monroe, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. During his first tenure with the Bears, he earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2002. He also played for the Miami Dolphins from 2004 to 2007, Bears in 2008, and Atlanta Falcons in 2009.
Booker attended Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jonesboro, Louisiana. He was a two-sport standout in both football and track. In football, he was a quarterback and passed for 3,418 yards (3,125 m) and 48 combined touchdowns as a senior, at a college meet, he was told that he was super athletic, and quarterback wasn't the right spot for him, he chose WR. Following his senior season, he finished as the runner-up for the national Gatorade High School Player of the Year award. In track, he was ranked second in the state high jump finals as a senior. Booker also was a standout basketball player.
Marty Booker attended the Louisiana-Monroe where he was a three-year starter. He finished his college career with 178 receptions for 2,784 yards (15.6 avg.) and 23 touchdowns. He was an All-Independent first-team selection as a senior with 75 catches for 1,168 yards (1,068 m) and 11 touchdowns, averaging 106.2 yards (97.1 m) per game. He ranks second in school history for career receptions.
Booker was drafted in the third round (78th overall) in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He started four of the nine games in which he played during his rookie season, catching 19 passes for 219 yards (200 m) and three touchdowns. He did not play in each of the first six games of the season, with his first regular season action coming on an October 24 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Booker's first career reception occurred on November 14 against the Minnesota Vikings, when he grabbed seven passes for 134 yards (123 m) and two touchdowns in what was also the first start of his career. He became the first Bears rookie to register a 100-yard (91 m) receiving game since Willie Gault in 1983. Booker also combined with Marcus Robinson to become the 15th tandem in Bears history to record 100-yard (91 m) receiving games in the same contest.
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