The Best That Never Was

The Best That Never Was, was a documentary on Marcus Dupree. He grew up in the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi that was split by racial segregation in the early 20th century when three social workers were killed by clansmen. Marcus Dupree was arguably one of the best high school kick return/ running back of all time and everyone in the city of Philadelphia came to watch him play and it brought the city together. Countless scouts from universities across the nation came to inquire on him and convince him to go to their college. After months of nonstop scouting signing day was approaching. Dupree had narrowed down his choices to Texas, Oklahoma, and Southern Mississippi. All three colleges were pulling on him pretty hard and bribing family members to convince him to go to that school, on signing day he eventually picked OU. In his first season he was bound for greatness, he ran through even the best defenses in the NCAA. The coach didn't want the more experienced players to be offended by giving Marcus the spotlight so he repeatedly put down Marcus on post-game interviews. Marcus was miserable at OU and wished he would have gone to Southern Mississippi, at the end of the season he was considered to be the best running back in the nation, but he told his mother he did not want to go back next year. When the media came to him he agreed to play the next season. The next season had a disappointing start and Marcus wasn't running as well. When Oklahoma was scheduled to play their number one rival Texas, Dupree was on course for a 400 yard game after the first quarter. During the second quarter Dupree injured his hamstring and was in and out the remainder of the game. Texas ended up on top and beat OU, after the game the coach blamed the loss on Dupree. He had heard enough and caught a flight back to Philadelphia. Dupree would never return to OU, he wanted to attend and play for Southern Mississippi but the NCAA would not let him. He waited one year and then went to the AFL and signed for New Orleans. In his first season it was the Marcus Dupree of the past with several TD's and hundreds of yards. In the second season in New Orleans Dupree's hamstring was bothering him again. Toward the middle of the season the almost predictable happened and he had completely messed up his leg and would not return. Years later Dupree wanted to make a comeback, so he got in shape and went out for the St. Louis Rams tryouts and made the team. After 2 years he was cut even though he had the highest yards on the team. Dupree went on to be a truck driver in Philadelphia, Mississippi and still is today.