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 ...

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. He was selected in the first round by the

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out of the

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in the

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. Marsh was a High School All-American at Snohomish High School in

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. 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.Nack, William
The Wrecking Yard
''Sports Illustrated'', May 7, 2001, accessed November 23, 2010.

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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 {{offensive-lineman-1950s-stub