Randy Marshall

{{Short description|American football player (born 1946)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Randy Marshall | image = Randy Marshall (1969).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Marshall in 1969 | number = 89 | position = Defensive end | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|14}} | birth_place = Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 237 | high_school = Santiam {{avoid wrap|(Mill City, Oregon)}} | college = Linfield | draftyear = 1970 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 152 | pastteams = * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1970}}–{{NFL Year|1971}}) | highlights = | statlabel1 = Games | statvalue1 = 15 | pfr = MarsRa20 }}

'''Randall Donn Marshall''' (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Linfield Wildcats.

Marshall was born in Oregon City, Oregon, in 1946 and attended Santiam High School in Mill City, Oregon. He played college football and basketball at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. He played for the football team from 1966 to 1969.

Marshall was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round (152nd overall pick) of the 1970 NFL draft. He was called up from the taxi squad in October 1970 after Claude Humphrey was injured. In his first game for the Falcons, he received the team's "player of the Week" honor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Van Goes With Linfield, Webfoot Rookies: Wins Player Of Week Honor In First Falcon Start|newspaper=The Oregon Journal|author=Floyd Schneidermann|date=October 20, 1970|page=4M|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-marshall/191697122/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Several weeks later, Marshall and teammate Bob Berry were arrested following a police raid on an alleged "pot party" at Marshall's apartment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Berry, Marshall Elude Suspensions|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitusion|date=December 8, 1971|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-marshall/191698278/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Falcons' Court Appearance Set|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=December 8, 1971|page=8A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-berry-marshall/191698832/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In January 1977, a Cobb County Grand Jury found no cause for charges against either Marshall of Berry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jury Clears Falcons' Bob Berry, Marshall|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Gene Pizzetta|date=January 12, 1972|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-berry-marshall/191698501/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Marshall appeared in 15 games for the Falcons, two of them as a starter, during the 1970 and 1971 seasons.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Randy Marshall|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=November 18, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsRa20.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Randy Marshall|publisher=Wildcatville|url=}}</ref> He was inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golinfieldwildcats.com/honors/linfield-athletics-hall-of-fame/randy-marshall/80|title=Randy Marshall (2006) - Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame|website=golinfieldwildcats.com|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>

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