John D. Marshall (American football)

John D. Marshall

Biographical details
Born	(1930-04-26)April 26, 1930 Bowling Green, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2008(2008-04-29) (aged 78) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	South Carolina State University (1952)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?	Hillside HS (SC)
1961–?	Elizabeth City State (assistant)
1964	Langston (assistant)
1965–1972	Livingstone
1973	Johnson C. Smith (assistant)
1974–1976	Virginia State
Tennis
1961–?	Elizabeth City State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–?	Livingstone
1977–1978	South Carolina State (assistant AD)
1979–1980	Virginia Union
1980–1989	Fayetteville State
Head coaching record
Overall	38–64–1 (college football)

John D. Marshall Jr. (April 26, 1930 – April 29, 2008)^[1] was an American football and tennis coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1965 to 1972 and at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia from 1974 to 1976, compiling a career college football coaching record of 38–64–1.

Marshall graduated from South Carolina State College—now known as South Carolina State University—and earned a master's degree from Indiana University. He began his coach career at Hillside High School in Heath Springs, South Carolina. In 1961 he moved to Elizabeth City State College—now known as Elizabeth City State University—in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as assistant football coach and head tennis coach.^[2] After spending a year as an assistant football coach and a professor of physical education at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, Marshall was hired as the head football coach at Livingstone in 1965.^[3] In 1973, he was hired as assistant professor of physical education and assistant football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[4]

In July 1979, Marshall became the athletic director at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. A year later he resign to take the same post at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Livingstone Blue Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1965–1972)
1965	Livingstone	3–5	3–5	13th
1966	Livingstone	6–3–1	5–1–1	3rd
1967	Livingstone	3–6	2–4	13th
1968	Livingstone	4–4	4–3	8th
1969	Livingstone	5–3	4–3	8th
1970	Livingstone	2–7	1–4	6th (Southern)
1971	Livingstone	4–6	3–3	T–3rd (Southern)
1972	Livingstone	2–8	0–4	5th (Southern)
Livingstone:		29–42–1	22–27–1
Virginia State Trojans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1976)
1974	Virginia State	3–7	2–4	8th
1975	Virginia State	2–8	2–5	8th
1976	Virginia State	4–7	3–5	T–7th
Virginia State:		9–22	7–14
Total:		38–64–1

References

1. "Memorial Service Set For Former FSU AD". Fayetteville State University. May 5, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
2. "SCSU alumnus Marshall inducted to AD Hall of Fame". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. June 29, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Marshall New Grid Coach At Livingston". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 4, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "University Names Eleven To Faculty". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. August 25, 1973. p. 32. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Fayetteville St. gets A.D." The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 17, 1980. p. 31. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .