Baltimore Colts legend Gino Marchetti, a longtime resident of West Chester and one of the most-feared pass rushers in NFL history, died last Monday at Paoli Hospital at the age of 93, writes Mike Klingaman for The Baltimore Sun.
Marchetti, the son of an immigrant coal miner, captained the Colts when they won back-to-back championships, before the Super Bowl era, in 1958 and 1959.
Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne once said that colliding with the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Marchetti was “like running into a tree trunk in the dark.”
Don Shula, who coached the 11-time Pro Bowler and Hall of Famer, believes that Marchetti was the prototype of the modern defensive end.
“He revolutionized the way you play that position in the NFL,” said Shula. “Gino showed that, with good instincts and a lightning quickness, he could get around his man without really engaging him.”
Read more about Gino Marchetti in The Baltimore Sun here.
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