Dallas Marvil
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1910–1977)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
|name=Dallas Marvil
|image=Captain Marvil (Dallas Marvil).png
|alt=
|caption="Captain Marvil" from the 1933 "Syllabus"
|position1=Tackle
|birth_date={{Birth date|1910|10|24}}
|birth_place=Laurel, Delaware, U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1977|3|12|1910|10|24}}
|death_place=Broward County, Florida, U.S.
|number=
|College=Northwestern University
|high_school=
|playing_years1=1929–1931
|playing_team1=Northwestern
|career_highlights=
- Consensus All-American (1931)
- Second-team All-American (1930)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1931)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1930)
}}
Joshua Dallas "Dal" Marvil (October 24, 1910 – March 12, 1977)Ancestry.com. Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Joshua Dallas Marvil, born 24 Oct 1910 in Delaware, died 12 March 1977 in Broward, FL. Mother's maiden name: Yingling. was an American football player and coach. He played at the tackle position for the Northwestern Wildcats football team and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1931. He played for three Big Ten Conference championship teams at Northwestern University, two in football (1930, 1931) and one in basketball (1930–31). He also served as an assistant football coach at the University of San Francisco.
Early years
Marvil was raised in Laurel, Delaware. He played basketball and was a "weight man" for the track team at Laurel High School.
Northwestern
Marvil played college football at the tackle position for Northwestern University.{{cite news|title=This Dal Marvil of N. U. May Be Fat, but Look Out|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|author=Charles Bartlett|date=October 7, 1931|page=28|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/181227817|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421155200/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/doc/181227817.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+7%2C+1931&author=Bartlett%2C+Charles&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+%281923-1963%29&edition=&startpage=&desc=This+Dal+Marvil+of+N.+U.+May+Be+Fat%2C+but+Look+Out|url-status=live}} In 1930, he helped lead the Wildcats football team to a Big Ten Conference championship and was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team All-Western player.{{cite news|title=Big Ten Honor Team |newspaper=Appleton Post-Crescent|date=November 28, 1930|page=12}} In 1931, he was selected as the team captain,{{cite news|title=Wildcats Elect Marvil 1931 Football Captain|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=December 7, 1930|page=A1|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/181216235}} led the Wildcats to their second consecutive Big Ten championship, and was a consensus first-team member of the 1931 College Football All-America Team.{{cite web|title=2012 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) |year=2012 |accessdate=August 15, 2014 |page=5 |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705120703/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 5, 2012 }} Marvil was six feet, three inches, and weighed 233 pounds while playing football at Northwestern.{{cite news|title=Associated Press All America Grid Team Includes Three 'Irish' Players|author=Alan Gould|agency=Associated Press|date=December 5, 1931|page=7|newspaper=Nevada State Journal}}
Marvil was a member of Beta Theta Pi and also played basketball at Northwestern.{{cite web|title=J. Dallas Marvil Bio|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=NUSPorts.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014|url=http://www.nusports.com/genrel/marvil_jdallas00.html}} Despite his size, weighing 254 pounds in December 1929, he reportedly "handle[d] his bulk well" on the basketball court.{{cite news|title=Swaps Grid for Court|newspaper=The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tenn.|date=December 6, 1929|page=2}} Northwestern's 1931 basketball team won the Big Ten championship and compiled a record of 16-1.{{cite news|title=1931 Big Ten Champs Together Again|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=January 30, 1956|page=C3|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/179708453}} The Chicago Daily Tribune in October 1931 commented on Marvil's weight: "Dal's chassis is of such a roly poly nature that it is very deceptive to his opponents. He has proved conclusively that a boy who looks blubbery may have plenty of muscle and sinew concealed about him."
Later years and legacy
In February 1932, Marvil was hired to serve during the 1933 season as the head line coach for the University of San Francisco football team.{{cite news|title=Hanley Lends a Coach to S.F.U.|newspaper=The Sheboygan Press|date=February 9, 1932|page=10}}1932 University of San Francisco yearbook, pp. 168 and 192, announcing Marvil's hiring as "Head Line Coach". In April 1933, he became engaged to Dorothy Florence Ames of LaGrange, Illinois, who he met while attending Northwestern.{{cite news|title=Ceremony in June|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=April 9, 1932|page=8|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1932/04/09/page/8/article/ceremony-in-june}} As of 1946, he was the president of the "N Men's club."{{cite news|title=Lasting Taps To N.U. War Dead|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 26, 1946|page=A5|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/177132417}}
Marvil died in Broward County, Florida, on March 12, 1977, at the age of 66.Death record for Joshua Dallas Marvil, born October 24, 1910, in Delaware, died March 12, 1977, Broward, Florida. Ancestry.com. Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line].
In 1978, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.desports.org/inductees/1978/|title=Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1978|website=www.desports.org}}
References
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Category:American football tackles
Category:Northwestern Wildcats football players
Category:San Francisco Dons football coaches
Category:All-American college football players
Category:People from Laurel, Delaware