Marvin Townes
Encyclopedia
Marvin Townes is an American football
running back
for Team Alabama of the All American Football League
.
, Townes earned All-Conference USA honors as a kick returner and posted the 12th 1,000 yard season in school history. As a junior in 2003, finished with 1,128 rushing yards, scored 8 touchdowns, and caught 23 passes for 176 yards. His senior season was a disappointment after rehabbing from injury during the off-season; despite being only one of three schools in the nation to return two 1,000 yard rushers (Townes with Art Brown), new offensive coordinator
Noah Brindise installed a Fun-N-Gun offense, and Townes managed only 234 yards on 87 carries with 1 touchdown and 7 receptions for 23 yards.
He ended his career with a total of 1,832 rushing yards on 447 carries and 12 touchdowns.
and received limited attention, ultimately getting a tryout with the New York Jets
and not much else. An injury forced his release from the Canadian Football League
’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers
shortly after, and Townes turned to the Carolina Speed of the American Indoor Football Association in 2007 but did not play.
Townes was selected in the 44th round, 259th overall, by Team Alabama in the 2008 All American Football League Draft.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for Team Alabama of the All American Football League
All American Football League
The All American Football League was a proposed professional American football league. The league, which was to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its...
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College
An honor roll student at East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
, Townes earned All-Conference USA honors as a kick returner and posted the 12th 1,000 yard season in school history. As a junior in 2003, finished with 1,128 rushing yards, scored 8 touchdowns, and caught 23 passes for 176 yards. His senior season was a disappointment after rehabbing from injury during the off-season; despite being only one of three schools in the nation to return two 1,000 yard rushers (Townes with Art Brown), new offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
Noah Brindise installed a Fun-N-Gun offense, and Townes managed only 234 yards on 87 carries with 1 touchdown and 7 receptions for 23 yards.
He ended his career with a total of 1,832 rushing yards on 447 carries and 12 touchdowns.
Professional
Amid sordid speculation Townes may switch to wide receiver in the professional ranks, he went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft2005 NFL Draft
The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also held an supplemental draft that year, which was held after...
and received limited attention, ultimately getting a tryout with the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and not much else. An injury forced his release from the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
shortly after, and Townes turned to the Carolina Speed of the American Indoor Football Association in 2007 but did not play.
Townes was selected in the 44th round, 259th overall, by Team Alabama in the 2008 All American Football League Draft.