He attended Hillsdale College where he was named NAIA All-American and holds the record for longest field goal.
The Packers were tied 6–6 with the Bears after regulation; in overtime, a 32-yard pass from Lynn Dickey to James Lofton helped set up a 34-yard field goal attempt to win the game.
[7] A month later, Marcol was cut by head coach Bart Starr on October 8, following a rough game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a 14–9 home win for Green Bay.
[10] Marcol has said that his excessive drug and alcohol use shortened his career drastically and that he could've played well into his forties, claiming that he was still making 50-yard field goals in his street clothes at that age.
[11] On 14 February 1986, Marcol attempted suicide by drinking a mixture of battery acid, rat poison, and vodka,[12] which severely damaged his esophagus.
Marcol published a memoir in September 2011 entitled Alive and Kicking: My Journey Through Football, Addiction and Life.