Wildcat Senior Spotlight: Marcus Patton
Sep 18, 2004 | General
Marcus Patton
Class: Senior
Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: Jennings
Parents: Paul and Rochelle Patton
Birthdate: March 17, 1982
Major: Secondary Education
Notebook: A steady veteran who has started the first two games at strong safety... Tied for fifth on the team in total tackles with eight, including six solo stops... Tied his career-high for tackles with five against Fresno State.
What is something that most people don't know about you?
"I was named after Marcus Allen: Marcus Allen Patton."
If you could have season tickets for any team, sitting in any place in the stadium, which team would it be and where would you sit?
"St. Louis Rams on the 50-yard line."
Who has had the greatest influence on you athletic career?
"My father."
If you were forced to give up all of your possessions but one, what would it be?
"My car. I need it to get around."
What is the best thing about being a college athlete at Kansas State?
"The people you get to be around, and running out there on game day and seeing the fans."
What won't you miss about being a college athlete?
"Going to class."
What team would you add to the schedule?
"Whoever number one is."
If you could have any two people over for dinner, whether dead or alive, whom would you invite?
"Deion Sanders and Ronnie Lott."
If you could live in any city in the world following graduation, where would you live?
"St. Louis, my hometown."
What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your music collection?
"I don't really have a music collection."
Which do you prefer day or night game?
"Night game."
If a movie was being made about you, who would play Marcus Patton?
"Damon Wayans."
If you could choose a reality television show to be on, which would you pick? Why?
"Big Brother; I would get to know people and talk with them."
What movie do you find yourself quoting most often?
"I'm sure I quote movies but I don't think about it at the time."
What is the best sporting event you have ever been to?
"Probably the Fiesta Bowl."
If you were stranded on an island with only three people for the rest of your life, who would they be?
"Can I pick two? That's easy: my wife and my daughter."
You are on that same island and can only eat one food for the rest of your life. What is it?
"Chicken."
What's in your CD player right now?
"If I had a CD in there, it would probably be... “Donnie McClurkin."
What is the last concert you attended?
"Jay-Z probably in 1999. It was awhile ago."
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing that you would buy?
"I would payoff my brothers' and sisters' loans."
Which Kansas State teammate do you admire the most?
"I admire all of them."
What player would you want to match up against, current or former, professional or collegiate?
"Barry Sanders while he was in college"
What is the best advice that anyone has given to you?
"I've been given a lot of good advice, but I'd have to say 'No Excuses' was probably the best."
Recall your reaction when you stepped out onto Wagner Field for your first game.
"I was amazed. I remember while warming up the stadium wasn't full but it was loud. Then we came out for the beginning of the game and it was full. It was really loud. It was a great feeling; hard to describe it."
