Marty Amsler
{{Short description|American football player (1942–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marty Amsler
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|10|26}}
| birth_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|01|04|1942|10|26}}
| death_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 255
| position = Defensive end
| number = 81, 87, 89
| high_school = Benjamin Bosse (Evansville)
| college = Evansville
| draftyear = 1965
| draftround = 18
| draftpick = 243
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1965}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1966}})*
- Wheeling Ironmen (1966)
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1967}}–{{NFL Year|1969}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1970}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1970}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1971}})*
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 37
| pfr = AmslMa20
}}
Charles Martin Amsler (October 26, 1942 – January 4, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, and Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AmslMa20.htm |title=Marty Amsler NFL & AFL Football Statistics |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820133131/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AmslMa20.htm |archivedate=August 20, 2010 |accessdate=September 22, 2010 |url-status=live }} He played college football for the Evansville Purple Aces.
Early years
Amsler went to Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated in 1960.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/16 |title=Marty, Amsler |publisher=Indiana football Hall of Fame |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205072657/http://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/16 |archivedate=December 5, 2010 |accessdate=September 28, 2010 |url-status=live }} He graduated from University of Evansville in 1967.{{cite web|url=http://www.evansville.edu/donors/honorroll2008-2009/honorRollAlumni.cfm |title=Honor Roll of Donors |publisher=University of Evansville |location=Evansville, Indiana |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009215029/http://evansville.edu/donors/honorroll2008-2009/honorRollAlumni.cfm |archivedate=October 9, 2010 |accessdate=September 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
In 1964, he was named to the All-Conference team of the Indiana Collegiate Conference at defensive end.
Amsler was inducted into the University of Evansville Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and 2001 respectively.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nflplayers.com/about-us/Former-Players/Former-Players-Board-of-Directors/ |title=Former Players Board of Directors |publisher=NFL Players |accessdate=September 28, 2010}}
Professional career
=Dallas Cowboys=
Amsler was selected in the 18th round (243rd overall) of the 1965 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He became the first graduate from the University of Evansville to be drafted into the NFL. He was waived before the season started and returned to Evansville, to serve as an assistant coach for the offensive and defensive linemen.
=Denver Broncos (first stint)=
Amsler signed with the Denver Broncos as a free agent in 1966, but was cut before the season started.
=Wheeling Ironmen=
=Chicago Bears=
Amsler signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears in 1967 and played in fourteen games that season,{{cite news |title=Kuechenberg, Amsler Give Packers Extra Inspiration |agency=Post-Crescent News Service |newspaper=Appleton Post-Crescent |location=Appleton, Wisconsin |date=December 11, 1970 |page=13}}{{cite news |title=Sayers, Amsler Getting In Shape |first=Bob |last=Billings |agency=Chicago Daily News Service |newspaper=Charleston Daily Mail |date=February 19, 1969 |page=24 |location=Charleston, West Virginia}} registering one interception and one fumble recovered. He missed the 1968 season with a torn Achilles tendon. The next year, he played in eleven games and recorded one fumble recovery. He was released on September 14, 1970.{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1898&dat=19700915&id=IDAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=93UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2842,2237358 | title=2 Former Grid Stars Retire | accessdate=September 10, 2017}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
Amsler was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 15, 1970 and played three games before being cut.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/martyamsler/gamelogs?id=AMS276861 |title=Marty Amsler: Game Logs |work=NFL.com |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130130023441/http://www.nfl.com/players/martyamsler/gamelogs?id=AMS276861 |archivedate=January 30, 2013 |accessdate=September 22, 2010 |url-status=live }}
=Green Bay Packers=
The Green Bay Packers signed Amsler to their taxi squad on October 18, 1970, before activating him in week six and playing him the rest of the season (9 games). He also played on special teams.{{cite news |title=Packer Potpourri |first=Lee |last=Remmel |authorlink=Lee Remmel |newspaper=Oshkosh Daily Northwestern |location=Oshkosh, Wisconsin |date=November 19, 1970 |page=39}}
=Denver Broncos (second stint)=
Amsler signed with the Denver Broncos as a free agent in 1971, but was released on September 2.{{cite news |title=Duranko Injured |agency=United Press International |newspaper=Beckley Raleigh Register |location=Beckley, West Virginia |date=September 15, 1971 |page=22}}{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19710903&id=SDweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IL8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3979,312071 | title=Super Bowl Rematch Set Tonight In Baltimore | accessdate=September 10, 2017}} Throughout his entire NFL career he played in 37 games and started in 20.
Personal life
Amsler was a member of the NFL Players Association Former Players Board of Directors.{{cite news |title=QB Club Will Have Chief of NFL Players Union as Guest Speaker |first=Randy |last=Beard |newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=July 18, 2010 |page=C1}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/may/12/amsler-speaks-for-nfl-veterans/ |title=Amsler speaks for NFL veterans |first=Randy |last=Beard |date=May 12, 2010 |publisher=The E.W. Scripps Co. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303010700/http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/may/12/amsler-speaks-for-nfl-veterans/ |archivedate=March 3, 2012 |accessdate=September 28, 2010 |quote=The former University of Evansville hall of famer just completed his first year serving on the NFL Former Players Board of Directors, which enabled him to take part in a historic first last month. |url-status=live }} He lived in Evansville, Indiana and Mount Prospect, Illinois.{{cite news |title=Ex-Bear Amsler on hospital panel |newspaper=The Herald |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=March 13, 1974 |page=65}} While living in Mount Prospect, he was named to the board of directors for the satellite branch of the Franklin Boulevard Community Hospital proposed for just south of Wheeling. He had a son named C. Martin Amsler III.{{cite news |title=Engagements |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa |date=August 8, 1999 |page=108}}
Amsler died in Evansville, Indiana, on January 4, 2024, at the age of 81.{{Cite web |title=Obituaries in Evansville, IN {{!}} Courier Press |url=https://courierpress.com/obituaries/evc045355 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=courierpress.com |date=January 8, 2024 |language=en}}
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Category:Players of American football from Evansville, Indiana
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Evansville Purple Aces football players
Category:Chicago Bears players