Gino Marchetti
American football player (1926–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Gianni Marchetti.
Gino John Marchetti (Pronounced: Mar-KETT-i) (January 2, 1926 – April 29, 2019)[1] was an American professional football player who was a defensive end and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts.
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Position: | Defensive end, Offensive tackle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1926-01-02)January 2, 1926 Smithers, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died: | April 29, 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 93) Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Antioch (Antioch, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College: | Modesto JC (1950), San Francisco (1951) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1969, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 1994, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 2019, he was unanimously named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.