Marshall, Bobby

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Name
Marshall, Bobby Gender: M
Robert Wells Marshall
born on 12 March 1880 at 17:45 (= 5:45 PM )
Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 43n02, 87w54
Timezone LMT m87w54 (is local mean time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_piscol.18.svg 22°48' s_mo.18.svg s_aricol.18.svg 16°00 Asc.s_vircol.18.svg 20°06'



Bobby Marshall (1905)

Biography

American athlete, best known for playing football, however he also competed in baseball, track, boxing, ice hockey and wrestling. He was the first African American to play football in the Western Conference (later the Big Ten). He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rock Island Independents (1920), Minneapolis Marines (1921–1924) and Duluth Kelleys (1925). He along with Fritz Pollard were the first African Americans to play in the NFL.

Outside of athletics, Marshall practised law as an attorney in a law office. At the end of the 1911 season, Marshall received an appointment in the Minnesota state grain department, where he would work for the next 39 years. For years, he coached youngsters in football and boxing in Minneapolis. Marshall died of Alzheimer's disease on 27 August 1958 at age 78. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : Prize 1971 (College Football Hall of Fame)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate (no. 1305, "¼ of 6 PM").

Categories

  • Traits : Body : Aerobic exercise (Athlete)
  • Traits : Body : Constitution hardy (Athlete)
  • Traits : Body : Handedness (Right)
  • Traits : Body : Race (African-American)
  • Traits : Body : Size (Height: 6 ft 2 in/ 1.88 m)
  • Traits : Body : Weight (195 lb/ 88 kg)
  • Vocation : Law : Attorney
  • Vocation : Politics : Government employee
  • Vocation : Sports : Baseball (First baseman)
  • Vocation : Sports : Boxing
  • Vocation : Sports : Football (American football end)
  • Vocation : Sports : Hockey (Ice)
  • Vocation : Sports : Track and Field
  • Vocation : Sports : Wrestling
  • Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Coach, manager)
  • Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (College Football)
  • Notable : Famous : First in Field (Pioneering African-American)
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (NFL player, 1920-1925)