Dante Marsh
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Born: | Oakland, California | February 26, 1979
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | CB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
College | Fresno State |
Career history | |
As player | |
2004–2014 | BC Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2008 |
CFL West All-Star | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 |
Career stats | |
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Dante Marsh (born February 26, 1979) is a former Canadian football cornerback who spent 11 seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Marsh attended college at Fresno State.
Professional career
Marsh had a brief stint with the NFL's Tennessee Titans in 2001, but missed the whole season due to injury. The BC Lions signed him as a free agent in 2004, in which Marsh recorded his career-high 61 tackles. In 2005, he started all 18 games, and had 47 defensive tackles and 7 special teams tackles. In 2006, Marsh had a career-high 4 interceptions as well as 52 tackles. He helped BC win the 2006 Grey Cup. Marsh is regarded as one of the best cornerbacks in the CFL and he was named a CFL All-Star in 2008. Entering his 10th season as a BC Lion, at age 34, he was awarded a contract extension. Marsh has 33 career interceptions and 3 defensive touchdowns. [1] He became a free agent in late 2014.
References
- ^ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=418080 Contract extension
External links
- 1979 births
- American players of Canadian football
- BC Lions players
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Fresno State Bulldogs football players
- Grey Cup champions
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Oakland, California
- Players of American football from California
- Tennessee Titans players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- American football cornerbacks