Henry Marshall

Henry Howard Marshall (born August 9, 1954), is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1976 NFL draft. A 6'2", 212-lb. receiver, Marshall played his entire NFL career with the Chiefs from 1976 to 1987.

Career

A model of consistency throughout his career, Henry Marshall came to the Chiefs as a third-round draft pick from the University of Missouri in 1976 and stayed for 12 productive seasons. Overcoming the label of a "bad hands" receiver early on, he became Kansas City's top receiver for most of his career.

Paul Wiggin, Marshall's first coach with the Chiefs, described the wide receiver as "a super kid who can be a premier player." Marshall became just that, and by the time he called it quits, he had caught 416 passes for 6,545 yards.

Marshall's climb to the top of the Chiefs' receiving records was not easy. The Chiefs had very poor teams in Marshall's first five seasons, and the most passes he caught in that time frame was just 28, and that was in his rookie season. and when Marv Levy took over the team in 1978, he installed a running offense, limiting Marshall's offensive contributions.

He had a breakout year in 1980 when the Chiefs returned to a pro-style offense. Marshall hauled in 47 receptions for 799 yards and 6 touchdowns and was one of the team's premier receivers through 1986. His best season was 1984 as he totaled 912 yards on 62 catches. For his career, Marshall played in 165 games for Kansas City and scored 35 touchdowns.

Marshall ranks second all-time for receptions in Chiefs history behind Tony Gonzalez.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1976 KAN 14 14 28 443 15.8 31 2 1977 KAN 14 13 23 445 19.3 49 4 1978 KAN 16 16 26 433 16.7 40 2 1979 KAN 16 12 21 332 15.8 38 1 1980 KAN 16 16 47 799 17.0 75 6 1981 KAN 12 12 38 620 16.3 64 4 1982 KAN 9 9 40 549 13.7 44 3 1983 KAN 13 9 50 788 15.8 52 6 1984 KAN 16 16 62 912 14.7 37 4 1985 KAN 11 9 25 446 17.8 50 0 1986 KAN 16 9 46 652 14.2 31 1 1987 KAN 12 0 10 126 12.6 19 0 Career 165 135 416 6,545 15.7 75 33

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1986 KAN 1 1 6 72 12.0 26 0 Career 1 1 6 72 12.0 26 0