Dave Marler

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1955)}}

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|position1=Quarterback

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1955|12|20}}

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|College=Mississippi State

|NFLDraftedYear = 1979

|NFLDraftedRound = 10

|NFLDraftedPick = 253

|NFLDraftedTeam = Buffalo Bills

|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1979}}–{{CFL Year|1982}}

|playing_team1=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1984}}

|playing_team2=Ottawa Rough Riders

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• First-team All-SEC (1978)

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|statvalue1=16–38

|statlabel2=Passing yards

|statvalue2=3,154

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David Marler (born December 20, 1955) is a former Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. Marler played college football at Mississippi State.{{cite web| url = https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=shumatom001| title = Tom Shuman football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/arizona-cardinals/post/_/id/19504/where-bruce-arians-grew-his-roots-as-a-quarterback-whisperer|title = Where Bruce Arians grew his roots as a quarterback whisperer|date = 18 February 2016}} He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round of the 1979 NFL draft, but was released.

Marler started for the Tiger-Cats in the 68th Grey Cup.