Doug Marsh

Douglas Walter Marsh (born June 18, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1980 to 1986. He also played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1976 to 1979. He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference tight end at the end of the 1979 season.

Early life A native of Akron, Ohio, Marsh played high school football for Akron East High School. In August 1976, he played for the Ohio all-star team in the Big 33 Football Classic, known as the "Super Bowl of High School Football", against the Pennsylvania all-stars.

Michigan Marsh accepted a football scholarship from the University of Michigan and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1976 to 1979. He also scored two touchdowns on passes from Rick Leach in Michigan's 1978 victory over defending national champion Notre Dame in the first game between the two schools since 1943. As a senior in 1979, Marsh was regarded as one of the two best tight end in the Big Ten Conference. started all 12 games at tight end for Michigan and was the Wolverines leading receiver with 33 receptions for 612 yards; Anthony Carter was the second-leading receiver with 17 catches for 462 yards.

Professional football Marsh was selected by the Cardinals in the second round (33rd overall pick) of the 1980 NFL draft. His contract was for seven years and was "estimated to be worth $1.3 million."

As a rookie in 1980, Marsh was the Cardinals' starting tight end in all 16 regular season games. but he dislocated a hip while pursuing an onside kick during the Cardinals' 30-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on October 25, 1981. As a result of the injuries, Marsh missed 12 games during the 1981 season. He returned in 1982 as the team's starting tight end and held that position for the next five seasons. Marsh noted at the time that he had felt that for the prior two years he had been "in between a rock and a hard place with the Cardinals."

Marsh signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons in July 1987, reuniting with former Cardinals head coach Jim Hanifan who had taken over as the Falcons' offensive coordinator. Marsh was released by the Falcons after the first week of September 1987, and he did not appear in any regular season games for the team. Marsh signed with the Indianapolis Colts in the spring of 1988 and played with them through the preseason, but he was cut at the end of August.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1980 STL 16 16 22 269 12.2 29 4 1981 STL 4 3 6 80 13.3 20 1 1982 STL 8 8 6 94 15.7 21 0 1983 STL 16 16 32 421 13.2 38 8 1984 STL 16 16 39 608 15.6 47 5 1985 STL 16 16 37 355 9.6 23 1 1986 STL 16 15 25 313 12.5 27 0 92 90 167 2,140 12.8 47 19

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1982 STL 1 1 2 18 9.0 17 0 1 1 2 18 9.0 17 0