Christopher Henry Markey (born September 23, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a running back.
Markey later played professionally in Europe for two seasons in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Chris was born to parents of African-American descent, who are products of Southeastern Louisiana.
At Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, Markey lettered in three sports: football, basketball, and track and field.
He was named District triple jump champion and was selected to the All-District team within a two-year span.
[4] Sources: As a true freshman, Markey ran for 350 yards and ranked seventh in the Pac-10 with the help of his 22.2 kickoff return average, which also placed him at third on the Bruin roster and 17th in the Conference.
[5] Markey became the sixth true freshman of the season to start a game, opening in place of injured Maurice Jones-Drew.
In that game against Northwestern, Markey rushed for 161 yards on 24 carries and won co-MVP honors.
It was in 2006 that Markey was named a member of the Doak Walker Award Pre-Season Watch List, UCLA's co-Most Valuable Player, and received All-Pac-10 honorable mention.
He had his best game of the year against Washington, in which he rushed for 193 yards (the second-highest total of his career) and one touchdown on just 14 carries.