Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Breakout athletes: Marshall Starks, West

1956: Second team all-conference in football
1957: Fifth in state track tournament in the long jump

1958-1960: Running back, defensive back at University of Illinois

1961: 8th round NFL draft pick by the St. Louis Cardinals

1963-1964: Defensive back, kick returner for New York Jets

2016: Marshall Starks is remembered


University of Illinois statistics
Year
G
Rushes
Yards
Avg.
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
TDs
1958
9
65
303
4.7
5
97
19.4
1
1959
9
41
136
3.3
10
167
16.7
0
1960
9
64
239
3.7
9
124
13.8
2
Total
27
170
678
4.0
24
388
16.2
3
New York Jets statistics
Year
G
Punt Ret.
Yards
Avg.
KO Ret.
Yards
Avg.
Int.
Yards
1963
14
3
7
2.3
19
336
17.7
0
0
1964
4
5
36
7.2
7
183
26.1
1
20
Total
18
8
43
5.4
26
519
20.0
1
20

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