Marlin Briscoe relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, with his mother when he was five years old after his parents divorced.
17 Facts About Marlin Briscoe
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Marlin Briscoe attended Omaha South High School, where he starred in several sports and played at running back for a football team that won the state championship.
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Marlin Briscoe left with 22 school records, including completion percentage, passing yards, touchdown passes, and total offensive yards.
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Marlin Briscoe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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The Broncos intended to convert him to cornerback, but Marlin Briscoe had negotiated for a chance to compete for the quarterback position.
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Marlin Briscoe completed a 21-yard pass and ran for 38 more himself, carrying it the last 12 yards for the score.
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Marlin Briscoe threw for 335 yards in that game, a rookie record that stood until John Elway broke it in 1983, and one of only three 300+ yard rookie games in franchise history.
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Marlin Briscoe completed 41.5 percent of his passes, and averaged 7.1 yards per attempt and his 17.1 yards per completion led the American Football League.
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Marlin Briscoe went to the AFL's Buffalo Bills where he was turned into a receiver, since the Bills already had superstar Jack Kemp, former Pro Bowler Tom Flores, and James Harris, another black quarterback with a more prototypical 6-foot-4 and 210-pound frame.
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Marlin Briscoe led Buffalo in touchdown catches in each of his three seasons there and in receptions twice.
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Marlin Briscoe led the undefeated 1972 team with four touchdown receptions and was the leading receiver on the Dolphins in 1973, catching more passes than future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Paul Warfield.
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Marlin Briscoe made stops with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions, before ending his career in 1976 with the New England Patriots; he had ten receptions for 136 yards and one touchdown in 14 regular season games for the Patriots in 1976.
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Marlin Briscoe is the only player to have been intercepted by a Patriot player and later to have caught a touchdown as a Patriot receiver.
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Marlin Briscoe became established as a successful financial broker, dealing in municipal bonds.
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Marlin Briscoe became addicted to cocaine, but recovered after extensive rehab.
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Marlin Briscoe died on June 27,2022, at a hospital in Norwalk, California.
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Marlin Briscoe was 76, and had developed pneumonia prior to his death, having been hospitalized for circulation issues in his legs.