College Southern Illinois Name Marion Rushing | Role American football player Positions Linebacker | |
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Born September 3, 1936
Pinckneyville, Illinois ( 1936-09-03 ) 1959–1965
1966–1968
1968 NFL Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
NFL Atlanta Falcons
AFL Houston Oilers Died April 26, 2013, Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States Education Southern Illinois University Carbondale | ||
Marion Rushing: Football Linebacker
Marion Rushing (September 3, 1936 – April 26, 2013) was a professional American football player. Born in Pinckneyville, Illinois, he played nine and a half seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Chicago Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals. He finished his pro rootball career in 1968 with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). While at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Rushing earned more athletic letters than any other athlete in Saluki history. He earned a total of 13 letters while playing football, basketball, track, and wrestling for SIU. Following his career at SIU, Rushing went on to play professional football in both the NFL and AFL. He was inducted into the charter class of the Saluki Hall of Fame in 1978. In 2010 Southern Illinois University honored Saluki Hall of Famer Marion Rushing by renaming a street near the new football stadium, Marion Rushing Lane.
