Brock Marion

  • 3x Pro Bowl selection ( 2000, 2002, 2003)
  • 1x All-Pro selection ( 2000)
  • 2x Super Bowl winner XXVIII, XXX

Brock Elliot Marion ( born June 11, 1970 in Bakersfield, California) is an American former American football player. He played safety in the National Football League ( NFL).

College

Marion comes from a football loving family. His father played professionally with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In high school he played alongside football and basketball. At college, he first played as a cornerback with the Nevada Wolf Pack of the team from the University of Nevada in Reno. During his four-year study from 1989 to 1992, he played permanently in stem formation. During this time the team from Nevada three times won the division title. He even reach 13 interceptions, 44 passes of the opposing quarterbacks, he managed to ward. During his time in college he was the best player of its own backcourt defender of his team. He was retrained to Strong Safety in 1992, but his defensive game lost none of its dominance.

Professional time

He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys a team of the NFL at the 196th place in the seventh round of NFL Draft 1993 1993. The relative late election by the Dallas Cowboys initially made little hope for a successful professional career. The team of cowboys was peppered with numerous stars such as Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Jay Novacek or. In the first two years he was therefore mainly used as a substitute. 1993 Cowboys won the Super Bowl. However, in Super Bowl XXVIII he received little use time against the Buffalo Bills. It was only in 1995, he could develop into a regular player, and together with Darren Woodson, the safety team in the Cowboys backcourt defense. The team from Dallas won him the 1995 Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 27:17. Marion was able to achieve against quarterback Neil O'Donnell an interception.

In 1996, Marion broke his left shoulder blade and had to expose a portion of the season. In 1998 he moved then as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins. The Cowboys were not to pay more because of the Salary Caps able Marion appropriate, after which he perceived the offer of the Dolphins, where already under contract and great interest in Marion had the former head coach of the Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson for the defense of the Dolphins to undertake. While the personal achievements of Marion significantly increased in Miami again, the team from Florida fell short of expectations. While were in the regular season regularly won more games than lost, the Dolphins did not succeed the way into a Super Bowl. 2004 Marion signed a four- year contract with the Detroit Lions but was released after one season. During his 12 years in the NFL he scored in 182 games during the regular season 31 interceptions and 676 Tackle. Three intercepted balls as he could bear to touchdowns in the opponent's end zone.

Honors

Marion played a total of three times in the Pro Bowl, the season final game of the best football player of the season.

Social Commitment

During his active time Marion was very active socially. He founded the Brock Marion Foundation, which allows underprivileged people getting ahead. He is also involved in a foundation that raises funds for the treatment of cystic fibrosis patients. Together with his fellow players at the Dolphins, he enabled underprivileged children to visit the Dolphins games. He himself donated for each achieved by him Tackle 75th - U.S. Dollar to a charitable institution.

After the career

Marion is married and has six children. His cousin Shawn Marion plays basketball at the Toronto Raptors.

College Football Tackle (football move) University of Nevada, Reno Reno (Nevada) Season (sports)
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