Brock Marion
| Brock Marion | |
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Position (s): Safety |
Jersey number (s): 31 |
| born June 11, 1970 in Bakersfield , California | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1993 - 2004 | |
| NFL Draft : 1993 / Round: 7 / Pick: 196 | |
| College : UNR | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 947 |
| Interceptions | 31 |
| Touchdowns | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brock Marion Elliot (* 11. June 1970 in Bakersfield , California ) is a former American American football poker players. He played in the safety position in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Marion comes from a football-loving family. His father played as a professional for the Pittsburgh Steelers . In high school he played basketball as well as football . In college , he first played as a cornerback for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the University of Nevada team in Reno . During his four-year study from 1989 to 1992, he played permanently in the regular formation. During this time, the team from Nevada won the division title three times. He got 13 interceptions himself, he was able to fend off 44 passes from the opposing quarterback . During his playing days in college, he was the best player in his team's own backcourt defenders. In 1992 he was retrained to strong safety , but his defensive game lost none of its dominance.
Professional time
In 1993 he was elected by the Dallas Cowboys a team of the NFL in 196th place in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft . The relatively late election by the Dallas Cowboys initially gave little hope of a successful professional career. The team of cowboys was peppered with numerous stars such as Troy Aikman , Emmitt Smith and Jay Novacek . In the first two years he was therefore mainly used as a substitute player. In 1993 the Cowboys won the Super Bowl . In Super Bowl XXVIII he received little time against the Buffalo Bills . Only in 1995 he was able to develop into a regular player and together with Darren Woodson formed the safety team in the Cowboys backcourt defense. The team from Dallas won with him in 1995 the Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers with 27:17. Marion was able to get an interception against quarterback Neil O'Donnell .
In 1996 Marion broke her left shoulder blade and had to sit out part of the season. In 1998 he joined the Miami Dolphins as a free agent . Due to the salary cap, the cowboys were no longer able to pay Marion adequately, whereupon he took up the offer of the Dolphins, where the former head coach of the cowboys, Jimmy Johnson , was already under contract and had great interest in Marion for the defense of the Dolphins to commit. While Marion's personal performance in Miami increased significantly, the Florida team fell short of expectations. Although more games were regularly won than lost in the regular season , the Dolphins did not make it into a Super Bowl. In 2004 Marion signed a four-year contract with the Detroit Lions but was released after one season. During his 12 years in the NFL, he made 31 interceptions and 676 tackles in 182 regular season games . He was able to carry three intercepted balls back into the opposing end zone for touchdowns .
Honors
Marion played a total of three times in the Pro Bowl , the season finale game of the best football players of the season.
social commitment
Marion was already very committed to society during his active time. He founded the Brock Marion Foundation, which enables underprivileged people to get ahead. He is also involved in a foundation that collects funds for the treatment of cystic fibrosis patients. Together with his fellow players at the Dolphins, he made it possible for underprivileged children to attend the Dolphins games. For every tackle he made, he donated US $ 75 to a charity.
After the career
Marion is married and has six children. His cousin Shawn Marion plays basketball for the Toronto Raptors .
Web links
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marion, Brock |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marion, Brock Elliot (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bakersfield , California, USA |