Gino Marchetti
Marchetti on a 1952 Bowman football card
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 2, 1927 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Smithers, West Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Antioch (CA) | ||||||||
| College: |
San Francisco Modesto Junior College |
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| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 1 |
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| Fumble recoveries: | 13 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Unit |
 69th Infantry Division
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| Battles/wars | World War II, Battle of the Bulge |
Gino John Marchetti (born January 2, 1927) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts.
The son of Italian immigrants Ernesto and Maria, Marchetti enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating high school in Antioch, California, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a machine gunner during World War II. Upon returning home to California after the war, he attended Modesto Junior College for a year before joining the football program at the University of San Francisco, where his team enjoyed an undefeated season in 1951. He was selected in the second round of the 1952 NFL draft (14th overall) by the New York Yanks. In 2004, Marchetti was voted to the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame.
During his rookie season, the Yanks became the Dallas Texans, which became the Baltimore Colts in 1953. Marchetti played 13 seasons with the Colts and helped them win NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959. During his career, he was noted for being effective against the run and a relentless pass-rusher. He was voted "the greatest defensive end in pro football history" by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
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