John D. Marshall (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1930 Bowling Green, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2008 (aged 78) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | South Carolina State University (1952) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ? | Hillside HS (SC) |
| 1961–? | Elizabeth City State (assistant) |
| 1964 | Langston (assistant) |
| 1965–1972 | Livingstone |
| 1973 | Johnson C. Smith (assistant) |
| 1974–1976 | Virginia State |
| Tennis | |
| 1961–? | Elizabeth City State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–? | Livingstone |
| 1977–1978 | South Carolina State (assistant AD) |
| 1979–1980 | Virginia Union |
| 1980–1989 | Fayetteville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–64–1 (college football) |
John D. Marshall Jr. (April 26, 1930 – April 29, 2008)[1] was an American football and tennis coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1965 to 1972 and at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia from 1974 to 1976, compiling a career college football coaching record of 38–64–1.
Marshall graduated from South Carolina State College—now known as South Carolina State University—and earned a master's degree from Indiana University. He began his coach career at Hillside High School in Heath Springs, South Carolina. In 1961 he moved to Elizabeth City State College—now known as Elizabeth City State University—in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as assistant football coach and head tennis coach.[2] After spending a year as an assistant football coach and a professor of physical education at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, Marshall was hired as the head football coach at Livingstone in 1965.[3] In 1973, he was hired as assistant professor of physical education and assistant football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]
In July 1979, Marshall became the athletic director at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. A year later he resign to take the same post at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Blue Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1965–1972) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Livingstone | 3–5 | 3–5 | 13th | |||||
| 1966 | Livingstone | 6–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Livingstone | 3–6 | 2–4 | 13th | |||||
| 1968 | Livingstone | 4–4 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Livingstone | 5–3 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1970 | Livingstone | 2–7 | 1–4 | 6th (Southern) | |||||
| 1971 | Livingstone | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1972 | Livingstone | 2–8 | 0–4 | 5th (Southern) | |||||
| Livingstone: | 29–42–1 | 22–27–1 | |||||||
| Virginia State Trojans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Virginia State | 3–7 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1975 | Virginia State | 2–8 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | Virginia State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| Virginia State: | 9–22 | 7–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–64–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Memorial Service Set For Former FSU AD". Fayetteville State University. May 5, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "SCSU alumnus Marshall inducted to AD Hall of Fame". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. June 29, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Marshall New Grid Coach At Livingston". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 4, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "University Names Eleven To Faculty". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. August 25, 1973. p. 32. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fayetteville St. gets A.D." The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 17, 1980. p. 31. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1930 births
- 2008 deaths
- Elizabeth City State Vikings football coaches
- Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos athletic directors
- Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls football coaches
- Livingstone Blue Bears athletic directors
- Livingstone Blue Bears football coaches
- Langston Lions football coaches
- Virginia State Trojans football coaches
- Virginia Union Panthers athletic directors
- College tennis coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in South Carolina
- Indiana University alumni
- Johnson C. Smith University faculty
- Langston University faculty
- South Carolina State University alumni
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American college athletic directors in the United States
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people