{{Short description|American football player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Marion Body |school=Michigan Wolverines |currentnumber=3 |currentposition=Cornerback |class= |major= |birth_date=c. 1960 |birth_place= |heightft=5 |heightin=10 |weight=182 |highschool=Kettering High School, Detroit, Michigan |pastschools= *University of Michigan (1979-1982) *Michigan Panthers (1983) |highlights= |cbs= |espn= |si= |yahoo= |rivals= }} '''Marion Body''' (born c. 1960) is a retired American football cornerback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolverine Showing He's Not A 'No-Body'|newspaper=The Herald-Palladium (AP story)|date=October 1, 1980|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69076554/marion-body/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Body changes position: Makes switch from QB to starting cornerback|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Mark Mihanovic|date=October 1, 1980|page=9|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754688/395}}</ref> He played for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and in the USFL for the Michigan Panthers in 1983. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Body attended Kettering High School. He enrolled at the University of Michigan and played football under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1979 to 1982.<ref name=t79>{{cite web|title=1979 Michigan Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1979fbt.htm}}</ref><ref name=t80>{{cite web|title=1980 Michigan Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1980fbt.htm}}</ref><ref name=t81>{{cite web|title=1981 Michigan Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1981fbt.htm}}</ref><ref name=t82>{{cite web|title=1982 Michigan Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1982fbt.htm}}</ref> In four years playing football for the Michigan Wolverines, Body was credited with 117 tackles and 7 interceptions.<ref name=Stat>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=University of Michigan |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524051040/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archivedate=2013-05-24 }}</ref> He had two interceptions in Michigan's 1980 game against Notre Dame.<ref name=Stat/> Body played professional football for the Michigan Panthers in the USFL.<ref>{{cite web|title=1983 Michigan Panthers Roster|publisher=oursportscentral.com|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/usfl/83miro.htm}}</ref>
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