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Gino Marchetti
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| Gino Marchetti | |
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| Date of birth | January 2, 1927 |
| Place of birth |  Smithers, West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Defensive End |
| College | San Francisco |
| NFL Draft | 1952 / Round 2 / Pick 14 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | 10 |
| Awards | 1963 Pro Bowl MVP 1958 AP NFL MVP |
| Honors | NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1950s All-Decade Team |
| Retired #s | Baltimore Colts #89 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1952 1953-1966 |
Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1972 | |
Gino John Marchetti (born January 2, 1927, Smithers, West Virginia) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played from 1952 to 1964 and 1966 for the Dallas Texans and the Baltimore Colts.
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Marchetti enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating Antioch High School and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a machine gunner during World War II. Upon returning home after the war, he attended Modesto Junior College (Calif.) for a year before joining the football program at the University of San Francisco, where his team enjoyed an undefeated season in 1951. He was drafted in the second round with the 14th overall pick by the New York Yanks in 1952.
During his rookie season, the Yanks became the Dallas Texans and in 1953 became the Baltimore Colts. Marchetti played 13 seasons with the Colts and helped them win NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959. During his career, he was noted for being effective against the run and a relentless pass-rusher. He fractured a leg on a key play near the end of the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants but, as a team captain, insisted on watching the rest of the historic overtime contest from the sideline with his teammates rather than seeking immediate medical attention in the locker room. The injury forced him to miss the Pro Bowl that year and ended his string of nine consecutive Pro Bowl appearances.
In 1959, Marchetti joined with several of his teammates, including Alan Ameche, and opened a fast food restaurant. The business grew, began to franchise, and would eventually become known as Gino's Hamburgers. It was a successful East Coast regional fast food chain and had 313 company-owned locations when they were sold to Marriott International in 1982 and became Roy Rogers restaurants.
- Pro Bowl Selection (1955-1965)
- All-NFL Selection (1956-1964)
- NFL 50th Anniversary Team (1969)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1972)
- Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (1985)
- NFL 75th Anniversary Team (1994)
- All-Madden All-Millennium Team (2000)
- NFL All-Time Team (2000)
- In 1999, he was ranked number 15 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the second-highest-ranking defensive end behind Deacon Jones.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Page
- TSN Football's 100 Greatest Players Page
- Bay Area Hall of Fame Page
- Ravens Nest Baltimore Colts Page
- Sundays at 2:00 With the Baltimore Colts. (ISBN 0-87033-476-X)
| Preceded by Jim Brown |
NFL Most Valuable Player 1958 season |
Succeeded by Charlie Conerly |
| Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Retired Numbers |
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| #19 Johnny Unitas • #22 Buddy Young • #24 Lenny Moore • #70 Art Donovan • #77 Jim Parker • #82 Raymond Berry • #89 Gino Marchetti |
| National Football League | NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team |
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Sammy Baugh | Otto Graham | Joe Montana | Johnny Unitas | Jim Brown | Marion Motley | Bronko Nagurski | Walter Payton | Gale Sayers | O.J. Simpson | Steve Van Buren | Lance Alworth | Raymond Berry | Don Hutson | Jerry Rice | Mike Ditka | Kellen Winslow | Roosevelt Brown | Forrest Gregg | Anthony Muñoz | John Hannah | Jim Parker | Gene Upshaw | Mel Hein | Mike Webster | Deacon Jones | Gino Marchetti | Reggie White | Joe Greene | Bob Lilly | Merlin Olsen | Dick Butkus | Jack Ham | Ted Hendricks | Jack Lambert | Willie Lanier | Ray Nitschke | Lawrence Taylor | Mel Blount | Mike Haynes | Dick Lane | Rod Woodson | Ken Houston | Ronnie Lott | Larry Wilson | Ray Guy | Jan Stenerud | Billy Johnson |
| National Football League | NFL's 1950s All-Decade Team |
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Otto Graham | Bobby Layne | Norm Van Brocklin | Frank Gifford | Ollie Matson | Hugh McElhenny | Lenny Moore | Alan Ameche | Joe Perry | Raymond Berry | Tom Fears | Bobby Walston | Elroy Hirsch | Rosey Brown | Bob St. Clair | Dick Barwegan | Jim Parker | Dick Stanfel | Chuck Bednarik | Len Ford | Gino Marchetti | Art Donovan | Leo Nomellini | Ernie Stautner | Joe Fortunato | Bill George | Sam Huff | Joe Schmidt | Jack Butler | Dick Lane | Jack Christiansen | Yale Lary | Emlen Tunnell | Lou Groza | |
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