Bud Marshall
American football player (1941-2009)
Richard Arlen "Bud" Marshall (September 12, 1941 – July 16, 2009) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers. Marshall played college football at Baylor University and Stephen F. Austin State University and was drafted 136th overall in the tenth round of the 1965 NFL draft.
Marshall died on July 16, 2009, five years to the day after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
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