BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Marshawn Terrell Lynch born April 22, 1986, nicknamed "Beast Mode," is an American football running back for the Seattle Sea hawks of the National Football League (NFL). Lynch played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, where he became the school's second all-time career rusher.He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Lynch attended Oakland Technical High School. In his 2003 season, Lynch amassed 1,722 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns in only eight regular season games, and an additional 375 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in two postseason games. He was voted a Prep Star and Super Prep All-American and was also voted the San Francisco East Bay Player of the Year.
Lynch experimented with other positions in high school. He played defensive back and also played some quarterback, wide receiver, and linebacker in high school. Rivals.com had him ranked #2 in the nation at running back behind Adrian Peterson.
In addition to being a star football player, Lynch was also an excellent track sprinter and played on Oakland Tech's basketball team alongside future Cal star Leon Powe. Lynch took his team to the state semi-finals.
College career
Lynch attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played for the California Golden Bears football team. He majored in social welfare.
As a true freshman in 2004, Lynch was the primary backup to senior J. J. Arrington. Lynch carried the ball 71 times for 628 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns and an additional 147 yards on 19 receptions and 2 receiving touchdowns.
In 2005, Arrington graduated and Lynch became the starting running back. Even though he missed two games due to a hand and finger injury, he still amassed 1,246 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns on 196 carries and an additional 125 yards on 15 receptions. In the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, Lynch ran for 194 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries and was named MVP.
Lynch wore jersey No. 24 his freshman year but switched to No. 10, his high school number. This switch placed him in sequence with his cousins Virdell Larkins (No. 9) and Robert Jordan (No. 11), also teammates at Cal.
In the 2006 preseason, Lynch earned a spot on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, was named 8th best player in the nation by Sports Illustrated, and earned several preseason All-American accolades.
On July 22, 2006, the Cal football program officially launched the campaign for Lynch to win the 2006 Heisman Trophy with the opening of the website Mar shawn10.com, featuring Lynch's highlights from the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons. Lynch was named to the 2006 All Pac-10 team First Team. Lynch not only earned various awards, he also scored the game-winning overtime touchdown against Washington. He later called the run his favorite career highlight, after which Lynch spontaneously drove around the football field in an injury cart, pretending to ghost ride.
Lynch was also named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 and an AFCA (Coaches') All-America in 2006.
In his final game for Cal, Lynch ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns against Texas A&M in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl on December 28, 2006. He shared the Co-Offensive Player of the Game award with teammate, quarterback Nate Long shore.
Lynch had a highly successful career at Cal and holds the school record for most 100-yard rushing games at 17.
On January 2, 2007, Lynch announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
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