John Marshall
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Sports coach | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 2 October 1945, Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA | |||
| Death | 2 November 2021 (aged 76 years) | |||
| Star sign | Libra | |||
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John Marshall (October 2, 1945 – November 2, 2021) was an American football coach. His final NFL stop was defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders from 2009–2010.
Marshall, a coaching veteran of over 40 years, was mostly associated with coaching linebackers. He earned two Super Bowl rings during his time with the San Francisco 49ers, where he was an assistant.
Marshall coached linebackers for the Detroit Lions in 2002, where he was on the staff of Marty Mornhinweg. Marshall had previously served as defensive coordinator under Steve Mariucci with the San Francisco 49ers in 1997 and 1998. Marshall died in 2021 at the age of 76; he had prostate cancer in his later years.