Bobby Marshall

Bobby Marshall
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For the "soccer" player and former Chesterfield F.C. manager of the same name, see Bobby Marshall (footballer).

Bobby Marshall in 1905Bobby Marshall
Date of birth: March 12, 1880
Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date of death: August 27, 1958
Place of death: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Career information
Position(s): End
College: Minnesota
Organizations
As player:
1920
1921-1924
1925 Rock Island Independents
Minneapolis Marines
Duluth Kelleys
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame
Bobby Marshall (born March 12, 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died August 27, 1958) was an American sports player. He was best known for playing football, however he also competed in baseball, track, boxing and ice hockey.

Marshall played end for the football team of the University of Minnesota from 1904-06. In 1906, Marshall kicked a 60-yard field goal to beat the University of Chicago 4-2 (field goals counted 4 points). He was the first African American to play football in the Big Nine (later the Big Ten Conference). He graduated in 1907 and played with Minneapolis pro teams, the Deans and the Marines. From 1920 through 1924 he played in the National Football League with the Minneapolis Marines , the Kelley Duluths, and the Rock Island Independents. He along with Fritz Pollard were the first African Americans to play in the NFL.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.