1. Robert Eugene Marve was born on February 10,1989 and is a former American football quarterback who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
41 Facts About Robert Marve
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Robert Marve led the Panthers to a Class 4A state championship by completing 30 of 46 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns in the title game.
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Robert Marve chose Miami to continue his football career, and sat out his true freshman season after suffering a broken arm in a car accident over the summer.
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In 2011, Robert Marve had been named the backup quarterback to Rob Henry.
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Robert Marve sat the first two games of the season, before returning to back up Caleb TerBush the entire season.
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Robert Marve was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, after missing multiple seasons with injuries.
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Robert Marve returned to Purdue, and was named the backup to TerBush in 2012.
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Robert Marve responded with his best game to date as a Boilermaker, throwing for 295 yards and three touchdowns.
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Robert Marve continued to see action in relief of TerBush, until he tore his ACL yet again.
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Robert Marve led Purdue to three straight victories to end the regular season, and helped the Boilermakers collect their second consecutive bowl appearance.
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Robert Marve is the son of Eugene Robert Marve, a former NFL player.
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Robert Marve was selected as Florida's Mr Football and named to the Parade All-American team as senior at Plant High School in Tampa, Florida after breaking three state season records.
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Robert Marve led the Panthers to Class 4A state championship by completing 30 of 46 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns in title game.
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Robert Marve committed to the University of Miami on January 31,2007.
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Robert Marve chose Miami over offers from Alabama, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, and South Florida.
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Robert Marve was redshirted by Miami in his true freshman season in 2007 after a summer car accident in which he suffered a broken arm.
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Robert Marve started every game except the season opener against Charleston Southern, for which he was suspended as the result of Marve's arrest in Coconut Grove when he was charged with two misdemeanors, resisting arrest without violence and criminal mischief, after he punched and broke a car mirror then tried to elude police by running away.
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Robert Marve finished the 2008 regular season with 9 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
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Robert Marve had 1,293 passing yards on 116 completions on 213 attempts, for a passer rating of 107.19.
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Miami accepted a bowl bid to play California in the 2008 Emerald Bowl, but Robert Marve did not play in the bowl after being suspended for academic reasons on December 18,2008.
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On December 30,2008, Robert Marve announced his intention to transfer from Miami; it is believed that he was considering the University of Florida, the University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University.
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Robert Marve appealed to the school's athletic appeals committee, and after much negative publicity, Miami lifted part of the transfer limitations to allow him to transfer to any school in the SEC, except the University of Florida, the University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University.
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Those three SEC schools were singled out based on beliefs by Miami that individuals representing the Robert Marve family contacted those schools regarding Robert Marve's potential transfer.
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Eugene suggested that Robert Marve was considering Oklahoma State University, Purdue University and the University of South Florida.
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On May 20,2009, Robert Marve announced he would transfer to Purdue University.
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On July 21,2009, Robert Marve tore his ACL, but was already required to sit out a year due to transfer, so he did not miss any playing time.
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In 2010, it was announced that Robert Marve would be the No 1 quarterback entering preseason camp.
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In 2011, Robert Marve was accused of receiving improper benefits while playing at Miami from Nevin Shapiro.
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Robert Marve admitted to receiving benefits in an agreement with the NCAA, which allowed him to be ruled eligible to play the 2011 season.
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Robert Marve returned from his injury and was named TerBush's backup.
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Against Notre Dame, Robert Marve completed 9 of 22 passes for 91 yards.
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On January 13,2012, Robert Marve was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA due to the high number of injuries he has received throughout his career.
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Robert Marve entered his senior season looking at splitting playing time with TerBush, and now the fully recovered Henry.
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TerBush played the entire first quarter for the Boilermakers, but since the Boilermakers were held scoreless, Robert Marve replaced TerBush at quarterback in the second quarter.
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Robert Marve moved the ball for Purdue, leading them on two scoring drives resulting in 10 points.
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Robert Marve had Purdue close to scoring again in the 4th quarter, when he was sacked and re-injured his knee.
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Robert Marve was rated as the 26th-best quarterback in the draft.
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Robert Marve was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Purdue pro-day workouts:.
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On March 7,2014, Robert Marve signed with the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Robert Marve only played in 3 games during the 2015 season before announcing his retirement mid-season.
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Robert Marve completed 34 of 55 passing attempts for 346 yards with 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions; for a passer rating of 55.6.