Greg Mark

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Greg Mark
No. 94, 91
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1967-07-07) July 7, 1967 (age 56)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
College:Miami
NFL draft:1990 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
Career NFL statistics
Games played:6
Player stats at NFL.com

Gregory S. Mark (born July 7, 1967) is an American former

1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami. Mark played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins
. Mark was a defensive line coach for the Hurricanes from 1996 to 2005.

Born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Mark grew up in Merchantville and played football at Pennsauken High School.[1][2]

College career

Mark played college football at the University of Miami for the Miami Hurricanes. Mark was one of the players in Jimmy Johnson's first recruiting class. From 1986 to 1989, Greg Mark anchored one of the most punishing defensive lines in University of Miami football history, as well as in college football. Mark's five-year career at Miami culminated with First-team All-America honors by Kodak and the Associated Press in 1989, as well as a semifinalist nod for the prestigious Lombardi Award. Mark was also selected to play in both the Hula Bowl in Hawaii and East/West Shrine Game in Palo Alto, CA. Mark was also an important part of two national championship teams at UM, in 1987 and 1989. He finished his career with an overall record of 55–5, 35 starts, 253 tackles, 95 quarterback pressures and 34.5 total sacks. His sack total currently ranks him 2nd on the all-time UM career sack list. Mark was a player on teams that went to 5 New Year's Day bowl 2 Sugar Bowl, 2 Orange Bowl and 1 Fiesta Bowl.

Professional career

Mark was selected by Bill Parcels of the

L.A. Raiders
and finished with the Cleveland Browns. However, he never played a game for either the Raiders or Browns

Coaching career

After his playing career in the NFL, Mark returned to the Miami Hurricanes in 1992 as a graduate assistant. In 1995, he was hired by

Utah State to be their defensive line coach. The next year, he returned to the Hurricanes to be their defensive line coach in 1996. He held the positions until he was let go in the 2005 UM staff purge.[4] He was a coaching staff member of the 2001 National Championship team
. His efforts in coaching resemble those as a player, when he oversaw a group in 2001 that was a vital part of the Hurricanes' drive to the National Championship. Greg Mark, the UM defensive linemen, spearheaded a defense that led the nation in scoring defense, pass efficiency defense and turnover margin while ranking in the top 10 nationally in five statistical categories. During Mark's coaching tenure at The U he was able to develop and guide players like Warren Sapp, Kenny Holmes, Kenard Lang, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vince Wilfork, Jerome McDougal, Jamaal Greene, William Joseph and Calais Campbell.

References

  1. ^ Greg Mark Statistics, JustSportsStats.com. Accessed January 2, 2018. "Born: July 7, 1967 Cherry Hill, NJ; High School: Pennsauken (NJ)"
  2. ^ Callahan, Kevin. "College: Mark serves as honorary captain for U of Miami football opener; Former Pennsauken star Greg Mark still remembered fondly by the Hurricanes" Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, South Jersey Sports Digest, September 7, 2017. "Greg Mark was the honorary captain at the University of Miami football opener on Saturday – 30 years after he helped the Hurricanes win the national title.When the former Pennsauken High School great strolled out for the coin toss at Hard Rock Stadium, Mark felt 'it' again.... Mark, who grew up on Glenwood Ave. in Merchantville, now owns two Montessori schools in Miami Beach."
  3. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  4. ^ "Miami Assistant Fired". Associated Press. 18 October 2005 – via LA Times.

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