Ed Marion (1927, Charlotte, North Carolina – 28 April 2008) was an American

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in the National Football League. Marion was in the league from 1960 to 1987 and officiated in Super Bowl V, IX and XI. He wore the number 26 for the majority of his career (during the 1979–81 period, he wore number 6). Marion grew up in

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and served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Marion graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1950, where he played football. He worked in the pension and insurance industry for 46 years. Marion died on 28 April 2008.Ex-NFL official Ed Marion dies at 81.
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