Ed Marshall

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ed Marshall

| position = Wide receiver
Tight end

| number = 83, 89

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|9|23}}

| birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 199

| high_school = Roy Miller
(Corpus Christi, Texas)

| college = Cameron

| draftyear = 1971

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 275

| pastteams =

| highlights =

All-WFL (1974)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 362

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = M/MarsEd00

}}

Ed Marshall (born September 23, 1947) is an American former professional football wide receiver and tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL).

College career

Marshall played both football and basketball at Cameron University. He led the Aggies in scoring for as a sophomore, junior and senior and is the school's all-time leading receiver with 113 receptions for 2,448 yards and 29 touchdowns (Cameron discontinued football in 1992). Marshall was inducted into Cameron's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/cameroncollegian/docs/february28issue/7|title=Athletics inducts new HOF class|first=Amanda|last=Cantu|work=The Cameron University Collegian|date=February 26, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2020}}

Professional career

Marshall was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 11th round of the 1971 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.bengals.com/history/years/1971|title=Bengals History: 1971|website=Bengals.com|access-date=May 29, 2020}} He played one season with the team before being cut the next year.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsEd00.htm|title=Ed Marshall Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=May 29, 2020}} Marshall spent the next two seasons out of football until signing with the Memphis Southmen of the newly-formed World Football League (WFL).{{cite web|url=http://wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com/pages_multimedia/interviews_11.php|title=WFL Interviews|website=wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com|access-date=May 29, 2020}} In his first season, Marshall caught 60 passes for 1,159 yards and a league-leading 19 touchdowns and was named All-WFL.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/09/archives/jets-shuffle-eight-depart-eight-arrive-jets-turnstiles-are-busy-8.html|title=Jets' Shuffle: Eight Depart, Eight Arrive|first=Gerald|last=Eskenazi|work=The New York Times|date=September 9, 1976|access-date=May 29, 2020}} In 1975 he had 31 receptions for 582 yards and nine touchdowns before the league folded twelve games into the season. Marshall's 28 total touchdowns scored were the most in the league's short history.Tod Maher and Mark Speck, "World Football League Encyclopedia", Saint Johann Press, {{ISBN|978-1-878282-40-8}} {{ISBN|1878282409}} January 30, 2006. After the WFL folded Marshall was signed by the Detroit Lions, but was cut at the end of training camp. He was picked up by the New York Jets and played in the team's season opener. The Jets waived Marshall the following week on September 16, 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/17/archives/jets-reactivate-gresham.html|title=Jets Reactivate Gresham|work=The New York Times|date=September 17, 1976|access-date=May 29, 2020}} He was signed by the New York Giants on November 1, 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/02/archives/quarterback-problem-takes-new-giant-turn-giants-quarterback-woes.html|title=Quarterback Problem Takes New Giant Turn|first=Michael|last=Katz|work=The New York Times|date=November 2, 1976|access-date=May 29, 2020}} Marshall was waived by the Giants after the end of the 1977 season.{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/04/26/110844594.html?pageNumber=33|title=Football Giants: The Future Isn't Soon Enough|first=Michael|last=Katz|work=The New York Times|date=April 26, 1978|access-date=May 29, 2020}}

References

External links

[https://cameronaggies.com/hof.aspx?hof=46 Cameron Hall of Fame profile]

Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football wide receivers

Category:Cameron Aggies football players

Category:Cameron Aggies men's basketball players

Category:Cincinnati Bengals players

Category:Memphis Southmen players

Category:New York Giants players

Category:Basketball players from Corpus Christi, Texas

Category:Players of American football from Corpus Christi, Texas