Marquette King has at all times been an fascinating character on the planet {of professional} sports activities, from his time as an all-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Convention punter at Fort Valley State to his all-pro days with the Oakland Raiders.
Now King can add one other line to his resume – championship recreation halftime performer.
King, at the moment punting for the United Soccer League’s Arlington Renegades, was the musical visitor for the league’s championship recreation Sunday in St. Louis, Missouri. King describes himself as a “Pop, Hip-Hop and EDM artist” and he supplied his social media following with a preview of the music he carried out, “Candy Tea.”
Stroll through on the sphere for me was slightly bit totally different this time lol… Tremendous excited for this halftime present and championship recreation tomorrow! We’re gonna have a blast!..#UFL #Soccer #Music #Artist #Kicksquad pic.twitter.com/lEFH3Yp5OC
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) June 16, 2024
King was second-team All-Professional with the Raiders in 2016 and kicked for the crew for 5 seasons and the Denver Broncos for a part of one other. After a yr out of soccer, he signed with the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks, however the league folded in 2020. He signed with the Renegades when the reborn XFL began and continued with the crew following the merger with the USFL to create the UFL.
He was named to the league’s all-star crew this season after main the UFL in punting yard common (36.7).
