Background Lynch was born on April 22, 1986 in
Oakland ,
California . He attended
Oakland Technical High School, where he starred at running back and also played other positions including defensive back and defensive end, where he forced three fumbles in one game. In fact, he was ranked as the #1 defensive back in the country at the end of his senior year after accumulating 20 interceptions, but decided to stick to his preferred running back position. He also played basketball alongside fellow California athlete and
Celtics forward Leon Powe.
College Career Lynch attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played football for three years. In his career, he rushed 490 times for 3,230 yards, a career average of 6.6 yards per carry. He scored 29 rushing
touchdowns , and also added 68 receptions for 600 yards and 6 touchdowns. He was named the 2006 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. After his game-winning overtime touchdown against the University of
Washington , he showed his Bay Area roots by ghost-riding an injury
cart around the field during the post-game celebration.
Professional Career On April 28, 2007, Lynch was selected by the
Buffalo Bills with the 12th overall pick in the 2007
NFL Draft. He played three full seasons at running back for the Bills, before being traded to the
Seattle Seahawks for two draft picks in the midst of the 2010 season. In his time with the
Lynch, in his first playoff appearance, imitating Tecmo Bowl Bills, he accumulated 687 carries for 2,765 yards and 17 touchdowns.
He currently wears
jersey #24 for the Seahawks, the number he wore for his freshman year at Cal. He finished the 2010-'11 season with 202 carries for 737 yards, including six touchdown runs. In the Seahawks week 1 wild-card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, Lynch accumulated 131 yards on 19 carries, including a
67 yard touchdown run which many believe to be one of the best in NFL playoff history.
In Video Games Marshawn Lynch has been featured in three editions of
EA Sports '
NCAA Football franchise and four editions of
Madden NFL to date.
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