Marv Fleming
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Longview, Texas, U.S.
 Fleming, circa 1961 | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | January 2, 1942 Longview, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Compton (Compton, California) | ||||||||
| College | Utah | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 11th round, 154th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 9th round, 69th overall pick | ||||||||
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Marvin Lawrence Fleming (born January 2, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), seven with the Green Bay Packers and five with the Miami Dolphins. He was a member of five NFL championship teams.
Fleming played college football for the Utah Utes. He is the first player in NFL history to play in five Super Bowls—with Green Bay (I, II) and Miami (VI, VII, VIII).[1][2] He played under hall of fame head coaches Vince Lombardi and Don Shula for five seasons each.
Born in Longview, Texas, Fleming was raised in southern California in Compton and graduated from Compton High School. He played college football at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City under head coach Ray Nagel.
Professional career
Selected in the 11th round of the 1963 NFL draft by the two-time defending NFL champion Packers,[3] Fleming won three consecutive NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls in Green Bay. After seven seasons, the last two under head coach Phil Bengtson, he signed with the Dolphins in May 1970.[4] Fleming was with the Dolphins for five seasons (and three Super Bowls), then was traded to the Washington Redskins for running back Charley Harraway.[1] He was in the Redskins' 1975 training camp under George Allen, but missed the final cut in September and retired.[5][6][7][8]
Fleming was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2010.[9][10]