Section 1 By: Matthew Gallegos Marshall Williams Faulk DOB: 2/26/1973 Current Age: 36
Section 3 Occupation: Marshall Faulk played professional football for 12 years. He was 2nd over all draft pick in 1994. He played for the Indianapolis Colts for 5 years and the St. Louis Rams for 7. Faulk retired from the NFL and is currently an analyst for NFL Total Access. Section 5 According to JockBio.. Likes: Sports - as a teenager, Marshall played baseball, football, and golf Donation - Faulk set up the Marshall Faulk Foundation to help dis advantaged inner city kids Outside Edge - Faulk prefered to run the ball on the outside edge (not up the middle)
Section 5 According to JockBio.. Dislikes: School - Faulk disliked school as a child. He was kicked out of several elementary schools. Away - Marshall does not like playing away - "I respect and thank all my fans." Sitting the Bench - Marshall Faulk says multiple times he knows he is good enough to be playing the whole game and benching him would be a mistake for the team.
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“I’m not a big power-and-strength guy, but I have a lot of balance, and I can take hits and stay on my feet. I control myself real good, shift my weight, and run real low. I do things that people haven’t seen some of the running backs in the league do.”-Marshall Faulk Section 2 Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana Current Home Town: St. Louis Misouri Section 4 Family: Marshall Faulk grew up in a poor home. He is the youngest of 6 boys to his parents, Cecile and Roosevelt Faulk. They divorsed after Marshall's fourth birthday. Roosevelt later died from cancer.
(No picture could be found of the family.) (Above: Marshall Faulk accepting Bert Bell Award) Section 6 Awards: 2000-Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams 2001-recieved the Bert Bell Award
Other Accomplishments: 1994-Sporting News NFL Rookie of the Year -California Angels selected him as their 43rd round pick 1995-set new Pro Bowl rushing record at 180 yards and was named Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player 2000-ran for 26 touchdowns to set a new NFL single season record -named NFL MVP
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