O.J. McDuffie

O. J. McDuffie

McDuffie in 2008
No. 81
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1969-12-02) December 2, 1969 (age 47)
Place of birth:	Marion, Ohio
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hawken School Gates Mills, Ohio
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1993–2001)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1992) Fiesta Bowl Most Valuable Player (1992) NFL receptions leader (1998) Dolphins Walk of Fame (inducted 2013)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 415 Receiving yards: 5,074 TD receptions: 29 Kick return yards: 2,103 Return TDs: 2 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Otis James McDuffie (born December 2, 1969) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors. A first-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

McDuffie was born in Marion, Ohio. He attended Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio, excelling in football, basketball, track and field and baseball. He set Hawken's record for all-purpose yards with 7,302 in his high school career. In 1986, McDuffie returned an interception 108 yards, an unofficial Ohio state record. During his senior year in 1987, he was named the A-AA Ohio Player of the year. For the 1987 high school football season, he scored 136 points (21 touchdowns) ahead of future professional football players Desmond Howard and Robert Smith.

His number 32 is retired at Hawken School and The News-Herald named McDuffie the number 3 player of the 20th century in Northeast Ohio.Memorabilia from McDuffie's days playing Marion Midget Football are featured in an exhibit entitled "A Passion to Play" at the Marion County Historical Society.