John Marshall (October 2, 1945 – November 2, 2021) was an
American football
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coach
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. His final NFL stop was
defensive coordinator for the
Oakland Raiders from 2009–2010.
Marshall, a coaching veteran of over 40 years, was mostly associated with coaching linebackers. He earned two Super Bowl rings during his time with the
San Francisco 49ers
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, where he was an assistant.
Marshall coached linebackers for the
Detroit Lions in 2002, where he was on the staff of
Marty Mornhinweg. Marshall had previously served as defensive coordinator under
Steve Mariucci
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with the San Francisco 49ers in 1997 and 1998. Marshall died in 2021 at the age of 76; he had prostate cancer in his later years.
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