Gino Marchetti
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 76, 89 |
| born January 2, 1927 in Smithers , West Virginia | |
| died on April 29, 2019 in Paoli , Pennsylvania | |
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| Active : 1952 - 1966 | |
| NFL Draft : 1952 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 | |
| College : University of San Francisco | |
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| Years of play | 14th |
| Games | 161 |
| Touchdowns | 2 |
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Gino John Marchetti (born January 2, 1927 in Smithers , West Virginia - † April 29, 2019 in Paoli , Pennsylvania ) was an American American football player. He played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Baltimore Colts .
origin
Gino Marchetti grew up in Antioch , California , where he also attended high school. After his school days he did his military service in the United States Army from 1944 during the Second World War . He took part in the Battle of the Bulge in Europe as a machine gunner . In 1946 he left the military and headed a semi-professional football team in his hometown - the Antioch Hornets. He attended Modesto Junior College in California for a year before receiving a football scholarship from the University of San Francisco .
Player career
College career
In addition to Marchetti, numerous other professional players such as Bob St. Clair and Dick Stanfel played in the team of the University of San Francisco. In 1951, the team remained undefeated for the season. This would normally have meant eligibility to participate in the Orange Bowl . Since those responsible for this game insisted that the team from San Francisco play without their dark-skinned players, which would also have meant the exclusion of the future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Ollie Matson , the team decided to refuse to participate in the bowl game . Immediately after the season, the college football team was disbanded. In 1951 Marchetti also played in the East-West Shrine Game , a selection game of the best college football players . He was inducted into the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame in 2004 for his achievements in the game .
Professional career
Gino Marchetti was in 1952 by the New York Yanks in the second round in 14th place drafted . In the same year the team moved to Dallas and was renamed the Dallas Texans. Marchetti was mainly used as a defensive end, but also played on the position of a defensive tackle and in the offense of the team on the position of an offensive tackle . A year later, the Dallas Texans moved to Baltimore and were renamed the Baltimore Colts. In 1954, Weeb Ewbank took over the coaching position for the Colts, which had not been successful up to this point. He managed to form a top NFL team from the team. In the next few years, the Maryland team signed numerous future Pro Bowl players such as Alan Ameche , Johnny Unitas or Lenny Moore .
In 1958 Marchetti was able to win the first NFL title with his team . In the NFL final, the New York Giants could be defeated 23:17. Marchetti suffered a broken ankle in a tackle against Frank Gifford , the Giants' running back , in the fourth quarter because his teammate Gene Lipscomb fell on his leg after the action. The Marchetti tackle gave the Colts possession. Two minutes before the end of the game, Unitas managed to lead his team over a distance of 66 yards across the field in order to enable their own kicker to equalize with a field goal . Marchetti left the field, but stayed in the stadium to support his team. The Colts won in extra time, and the game is still considered by many football fans to be the best football game ever played.
The following season Marchetti won his second NFL title with his Colts. Again the Giants were the final opponents and this time they lost with 31:16. In 1963 Don Shula took over the coaching position with the Colts and Marchetti was assistant coach of Shula at the same time as his activity as a player with the Colts . Although he had announced his retirement after the 1963 season, the Baltimore team managed to persuade him to play for the team for another year. Shula led the team in 1964 in their third final, which was lost against the Cleveland Browns 27-0 . Marchetti ended his career after this game to return to the Colts for four games in 1966. His use had become necessary because the Colts had a problem occupying his playing position due to injuries.
After the playing career
Gino Marchetti founded the restaurant chain "Gino's" in 1957 together with his teammate Alan Ameche. The company was later sold to Marriott International and renamed. Marchetti became a multiple millionaire through the sale. A newly founded company is now continuing the tradition of the restaurant chain under the old name. He found his final resting place in the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield , Pennsylvania.
Honors
Gino Marchetti played eleven times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was voted All-Pro ten times . His shirt number 89 has been banned from the Colts. He is a member of the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team , the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team , the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame , the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame . The Sporting News magazine named him one of the top 100 football players of all time. The Baltimore Ravens honor him on the Ring of Honor .
Web links
- GINO MARCHETTI ( Memento from December 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 26 kB)
- Biography II / Experiences in the US Army
- Short biography ( memento from September 23, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- Gino Marchetti in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
- Marchetti in the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ^ Hall of Fame Inductees | Shrine Game. Retrieved September 2, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ 1958 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- Jump up ↑ Championship - Baltimore Colts at New York Giants - December 28th, 1958 | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ 1959 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- Jump up ↑ Championship - New York Giants at Baltimore Colts - December 27th, 1959 | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ 1964 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Championship - Baltimore Colts at Cleveland Browns - December 27th, 1964 | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Gino's Burgers & Chicken. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
- ^ Gino Marchetti in the Find a Grave database
- ↑ Gino Marchetti at number 15 on the list ( Memento from April 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marchetti, Gino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marchetti, Gino John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smithers , West Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2019 |
| Place of death | Paoli , Pennsylvania |