Gino Marchetti

Gino Marchetti

1952 Bowman football card
No. 75, 89
Position:	Defensive end, Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1926-01-02)January 2, 1926 Smithers, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:	April 29, 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 93) Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Antioch (Antioch, California)
College:	Modesto JC (1950), San Francisco (1951)
NFL draft:	1952 / round: 2 / pick: 14
Career history
Dallas Texans (1952) Baltimore Colts (1953–1964, 1966)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1958, 1959) 9× First-team All-Pro (1956–1964) Second-team All-Pro (1955) 11× Pro Bowl (1954–1964) NFL sacks leader (1960) NFL 1950s All-Decade Team NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor Indianapolis Colts No. 89 retired First-team All-PCC (1951) Second-team All-PCC (1950)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 1 Fumble recoveries: 13 Touchdowns: 2 Military career Allegiance United States Service / branch U.S. Army Years of service 1944–1946 Unit 69th Infantry Division Battles / wars World War II Battle of the Bulge Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Gino John Marchetti (Pronounced: Mar-KETT-i) (January 2, 1926 – April 29, 2019)^[1] was an American professional football player who was a defensive end and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1969, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 1994, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 2019, he was unanimously named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He is one of only six players to be on the 50th, 75th and 100th anniversary teams, along with his Baltimore Colts teammate Johnny Unitas.