Benny Marshall

He is considered the top sports writer in Alabama newspaper history.

He became sports editor of The Birmingham News in 1959, replacing Zip Newman, and won numerous state and national awards.

His son, Phillip Marshall, was a sports writer for The Huntsville News, The Birmingham Post-Herald, The Huntsville Times and sports editor of The Montgomery Advertiser.

[2] Three other children - David, Ellen and Matt - are no longer living.

This article about a United States journalist born in the 1910s is a stub.

President John F. Kennedy stands with attendees of the Football Hall of Fame Dinner. L-R: White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff member, Jack Rubley; University of Alabama football coach, Bear Bryant ; WHASA staff member, John J. Cochran (in back); University of Alabama quarterback, Pat Trammell ; University of Alabama President, Dr. Frank Rose ; President Kennedy; sportscaster, Mel Allen ; Young Boozer, Jr.; Birmingham News sports writer, Benny Marshall; Alabama businessman, Tom Russell; and Jeff Coleman.