Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Mark Mason, a 6-1, 190-pound tailback out of McGehee, played football at Southern Arkansas from 1985-88.  He was NAIA Honorable Mention All-America in 1987 and a First Team NAIA All-America selection in his senior season of 1988.
           
Mason was a three-time NAIA All-District 17 and All-AIC pick from 1986-88.  He held the SAU record for career rushing yards with 3,034 for 25 years, until Mark Johnson surpassed that total in Week 2 of the 2013 season to become the school's all-time leading rusher.  Mason is second in career rushing attempts as a Mulerider with 580, stands fourth on the all-time season rushing list with 1,151 yards (1987), is fifth in career rushing touchdowns with 21, fourth in touchdowns in a season with 13 (1986), and is tied for third in rushing touchdowns in a game with four.
           
As a senior, Mason rushed for 914 yards on 170 carries.  That year, he broke a 16-year old school record with 1,417 all-purpose yards and finished with a career record of 3,745 all-purpose yards.  In 1986 as a sophomore, he rushed for 969 yards on 199 carries, a 4.9 average, with 13 touchdowns.
           
Mason is now employed at Wells Fargo in Dallas.  He and his wife, Irene, have three children, a daughter, Courtney, and sons, Daylon and Dexter.