Eugene Raymond Marve (August 14, 1960 – May 24, 2021) was an American professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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, and the

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. He played

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and became the first player from the school to play in the NFL. He was inducted into the SVSU Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of its inaugural class in 2010. Marve led the Bills in tackles in a season three times. He was traded by Buffalo to Tampa Bay in exchange for an 8th round draft pick. His son,

Robert Marve Robert Eugene Marve (born February 10, 1989) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a high school player, Marve was named Mr. Football Award (Florida), Florida' ...

, won the Florida Mr. Football Award in 2007 and was the starting quarterback at the

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, before transferring to

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. He died on May 24, 2021, at the age of 60, after a brief hospital stay. He was survived by his wife Stacey, son Robert and daughter Rebecca.

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