[3] Margerum served primarily as a third-down receiver and special teams player for the Bears that year, after successfully recuperating from a torn ACL suffered the prior season.
Sports Illustrated published a small article (with photo) on Margerum, detailing his use of unorthodox activities - wind surfing and mountain biking - as he rehabbed his knee.
After a regular season touchdown from McMahon to Margerum, the two players celebrated by oddly wiggling and shaking their arms at one another while butting heads.
Margerum was also known to wear "floppy" black high top cleats as a means to deceive defensive backs into thinking he was slow.
The following year, Margerum returned to the collegiate ranks as wide receivers coach at Stanford under Buddy Teevens.
[5] In 2005, Margerum joined Dick Tomey's staff at San Jose State as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.