Ken Margerum

Receptions:	94
Receiving yards:	1,336
Receiving touchdowns:	8
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ken Margerum
No. 89, 82, 84
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	October 5, 1958 (age 66); Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fountain Valley (CA)
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	1981: 3rd round, 67th pick
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago Bears (1981–1986); San Francisco 49ers (1986-1987); Green Bay Packers (1988)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Hawaii Prep (OC) (1993–1995); Hawaii (WR) (1996); Menlo (1997–1999); California (WR) (2000–2001); Laney (TE) (2002); Scottish Claymores (OC) (2003); Stanford (WR) (2004); San Jose state (OC/QB) (2005); San Jose State (co-OC/RB) (2006); San Jose State (WR) (2007–2009);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XX); 1981); Unanimous All-American (1980); Consensus All-American (1979); Pop Warner Trophy (1980); 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1978, 1979, 1980);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	94
Receiving yards:	1,336
Receiving touchdowns:	8
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Kenneth Margerum (born October 5, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. Margerum played college football for Stanford University, and earned consensus All-American honors twice. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.

He has also coached in several capacities at the college level, as head football coach at Menlo College, wide receivers coach at Stanford and the University of Hawaii, and through the 2009 season as an assistant coach for San Jose State University. Margerum also served as offensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe.

College career

Margerum attended

Stanford record for receiving yards (2,430) until that mark was broken in 1999 by Troy Walters

.

College statistics

Legend
	Led the Pac-10
	Pac-10 record
	Led the NCAA
	NCAA Record
Bold	Career high

College receiving statistics* ^[1]
Season	School	Games	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Team		Receiving					Rushing
1977	Stanford	11	3	64	21.3	0	0	0	0.0	0
1978	Stanford	11	53	942	17.8	9	3	21	7.0	0
1979	Stanford	11	41	733	17.9	10	1	11	11.0	0
1980	Stanford	11	44	691	15.7	11	3	33	11.0	0
Career	Stanford	44	141	2,430	17.2	30	7	65	9.3	0

* Includes bowl games.

On April 30, 2009, The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame announced that Margerum was one of sixteen players and two coaches selected to the 2009 Class of the College Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Margerum was a third round draft choice of the

wind surfing and mountain biking - as he rehabbed his knee. During his time with the Bears, critics of Margerum, including then Offensive coordinator Greg Landry, suggested he often "left his feet" after catching the ball and had limited run-after-the catch ability after returning from his knee injury. Margerum was also closely associated with his friend and fellow Bears teammate Jim McMahon. After a regular season touchdown from McMahon to Margerum, the two players celebrated by oddly wiggling and shaking their arms at one another while butting heads. Margerum was also known to wear "floppy" black high top cleats as a means to deceive defensive backs into thinking he was slow. After five years with the Bears, Margerum finished up the 1986 and 1987 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He later went to camp with the Green Bay Packers

, but did not play in any regular season games for the club.

Coaching career

Margerum began his coaching career as offensive coordinator at

Menlo College, an NCAA Division III independent school, from 1997 to 1999.^[4]

After two seasons at California on Tom Holmoe's staff as wide receivers coach, Margerum moved to the junior college level in 2002 as tight ends coach at Laney College. He then became offensive coordinator for the NFL Europe's Scottish Claymores in 2003. The following year, Margerum returned to the collegiate ranks as wide receivers coach at Stanford under Buddy Teevens.^[5]

In 2005, Margerum joined Dick Tomey's staff at San Jose State as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He became co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach in 2006 and helped the Spartans win the 2006 New Mexico Bowl. He was then wide receivers coach from 2007 to 2009.^[6]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Menlo Oaks (NCAA Division III independent ) (1997–1999)
1997	Menlo	5–5
1998	Menlo	2–8
1999	Menlo	5–4
Menlo:		12–17
Total:		12–17

References

^ "Ken Margerum college statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
^ "Ken Margerum". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "Ken Margerum". Cal Bears. 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
^ "Ken Margerum". Stanford. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
^ "Ken Margerum". San Jose State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.

External links

College Football Hall of Fame profile

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

[Ken_Margerum_college_statistics-1] "Ken Margerum college statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

[2] "Ken Margerum". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

[3] "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[Cal_bio-4] "Ken Margerum". Cal Bears. 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[Stanford_bio-5] "Ken Margerum". Stanford. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.

[SJSU_bio-6] "Ken Margerum". San Jose State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.

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