23 Facts About Wilber Marshall

Wilber Buddyhia Marshall was born on April 18,1962 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five teams from 1984 until 1995.

Wilber Marshall was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and played in Super Bowl XX.

Wilber Marshall later was part of the Super Bowl XXVI-winning Washington Redskins team, and played for the Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals before finishing his career with the New York Jets.

Wilber Marshall attended Astronaut High School in Titusville, where he was a Parade magazine All-American high school football player for the Astronaut War Eagles.

Wilber Marshall accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was first a tight-end, before becoming a star linebacker for coach Charley Pell's Gators teams from 1980 to 1983.

Wilber Marshall was the core of a ferocious Gators defense and finished his college career with 343 tackles, fifty-eight tackles for a loss, and twenty-three quarterback sacks.

Wilber Marshall was a three-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a two-time consensus first-team All-American.

Wilber Marshall was a finalist for the Lombardi Award in both 1982 and 1983, and was named "National Defensive Player of the Year" by ABC Sports in 1983.

Wilber Marshall was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Wilber Marshall is perhaps best known as a significant member of two Super Bowl championship teams, the 1985 Bears and the 1991 Redskins.

Wilber Marshall picked up the loose football and, alongside William "the Refrigerator" Perry, ran 52 yards through the falling snow.

Wilber Marshall had a good performance in the Super Bowl, recording a sack and recovering a fumble.

In 1986, Wilber Marshall recorded five interceptions, 5.5 sacks, and two defensive touchdowns, and was named first-team All-Pro for the first time.

Wilber Marshall was named second-team All-Pro following the 1991 season and was named first-team All-Pro for the second time in his career following the 1992 season.

In 1993, Wilber Marshall reunited with Buddy Ryan, who had been the Bears' defensive coordinator during Wilber Marshall's first two seasons, signing a contract to play for the Houston Oilers.

When Ryan left the Oilers to become head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994, Wilber Marshall joined him there for one season.

Wilber Marshall then finished his NFL career in 1995 as a member of the New York Jets.

Wilber Marshall forced 24 fumbles and recovered sixteen, returning them for seventy yards and two touchdowns.

Wilber Marshall is among the few players who have recorded twenty sacks and twenty interceptions in their career.

Wilber Marshall has spent much of his life after football suffering from injuries he sustained during his professional career.

Wilber Marshall's health has declined as the years progressed, but Marshall has refused to receive surgery to repair his injured spine, shoulder, and knees.

Wilber Marshall has battled the NFL and the players' union in court over a settlement pertaining to his injuries.

Wilber Marshall lived in the Washington DC suburbs after retirement until moving back to his hometown of Titusville, Florida several years later.