Johnny Marshall
American football player and entrepreneur (1904–1977)
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John Houston Marshall (June 18, 1904 – November 7, 1977)[1] was a college football player and entrepreneur, with various business interests, including trucking and insurance.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Marshall in 1925 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 18, 1904 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1977 (aged 73) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1925–1926) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Georgia Tech
Johnny Marshall was a prominent end for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams. He was selected All-Southern in 1926.[2] The yearbook in 1925 remarked '"Johnnie" could have made "All-American" had he caught that pass in the Alabama game."[3]
Personal life
Marshall was from Jacksonville, where he returned after graduation from Georgia Tech, founding the John Marshall Agency Inc.[4]
He married Catherine M. Beckham. She was the daughter of Charlotte W. Mahone, the first woman to serve as dean of students at Florida State College for Women;[5] and Brigadier General Robert H. Beckham, a former Adjutant General of Texas who served in the Spanish American War.[6]
His only child, Carlotta Marshall, worked as a photographer in New York where she formed a close friendship with Diane Arbus.[a]
