Marion Rushing

Marion Rushing
Date of birth	September 3, 1936 (1936-09-03) (age 75)
Place of birth	Pinckneyville, IL
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Southern Illinois
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Teams
1959-1965 1966-1968 1968	NFL Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals NFL Atlanta Falcons AFL Houston Oilers

Marion Rushing (born September 3, 1936 in Pinckneyville, IL) is a former professional American Football player: He played nine and a half seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He finished his Pro Football career in 1968 with the American Football League's Houston Oilers. While at Southern Illinois University, Rushing earned more athletic letters than any other athlete in Saluki history. He earned a total of 13 letters while playing football, basketball, track, and wrestling for SIU. Following his career at SIU, Rushing went on to play professional football in both the NFL and AFL. He was inducted into the charter class of the Saluki Hall of Fame in 1978. In 2010 Southern Illinois University honored Saluki Hall of Famer Marion Rushing by renaming a street near the new football stadium, Marion Rushing Lane.

See also

• Other American Football League players

Persondata
Name	Rushing, Marion
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 3, 1936
Place of birth	Pinckneyville, IL
Date of death
Place of death

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