Curt Marsh (born August 25, 1959) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
offensive tackle
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. He was selected in the first round by the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
out of the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
in the
1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York She ...
. Marsh was a High School All-American at Snohomish High School in
Snohomish, Washington
Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,098 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Snohomish River, southeast of Everett and northwest of Monroe. Snohomish lies at the intersection of U.S. Rou ...
. Marsh played for the Raiders through 1987. He underwent more than 20 surgeries for football-related injuries, including a foot amputation, which he attributes to inadequate medical care.
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The Wrecking Yard
''Sports Illustrated'', May 7, 2001, accessed November 23, 2010.
References
External links
NFL.com player page
1959 births
Living people
Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington
American football offensive tackles
Washington Huskies football players
Oakland Raiders players
Los Angeles Raiders players
American amputees
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