Gregory Edward Marshall (born September 9, 1956) is the

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for the University of

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team (

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). He played professionally as a

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for the Ottawa Rough Riders for nine years where he was named the league's Most Outstanding Defensive Player in

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Playing career

Marshall played college football with the

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as a defensive tackle. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the

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, but ended up playing in two games for the Baltimore Colts that season. Marshall later played in the CFL for nine seasons as a

for the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Marshall ventured into coaching semi-professional football. In 1990, Marshall served as head coach for the Ottawa Bootleggers of the Empire Football League. The next three years, he served as head coach for the Ottawa Sooners of the Canadian Junior Football League. Marshall began his CFL coaching career with the

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in 1994, spending the next six seasons with them as their defensive co-ordinator and defensive line coach. In 2000, Marshall spent the next five seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, initially as their defensive line coach, then later as their defensive co-ordinator. In 2005, Marshall served as the defensive co-ordinator and assistant head coach for the

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. This season would ultimately end up being the Renegades final season before the team suspended their operations. In 2006, Marshall joined the

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as their defensive line coach and defensive co-ordinator, a position he held for the next three seasons. On January 13, 2009, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced the hiring of Marshall as their new defensive co-ordinator and assistant head coach. On January 5, 2011, it was announced that Marshall had been hired by the

to replace Ken Miller as

of the club. After a 1–7 start to the 2011 season, the Roughriders fired Marshall on August 19, 2011. On January 25, 2013, Marshall was named the defensive coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos. Marshall served as the defensive coordinator for

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from 2014 to 2017. His defense found success throughout his tenure, including an OUA conference leading 16 fumble recoveries in 2014 and the conference's second best pass defense in 2016. On January 3, 2018, Marshall became the head coach for the

team of

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CFL coaching record

Personal life

Marshall and his wife, Cindy, have four children and one grandson.

References

External links

Toronto Varsity Blues bio

Edmonton Eskimos bio
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Greg 1956 births Living people American players of Canadian football American football defensive tackles Canadian football defensive linemen Baltimore Colts players Edmonton Elks coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches Oregon State Beavers football players Ottawa Renegades coaches Ottawa Rough Riders players Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners Sportspeople from Beverly, Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts Toronto Varsity Blues football coaches