[2] His grandfather, Gordon Tuxford, had captained South Fremantle in the 1920s.
[7] Controversially recruited to Victorian side Geelong in 1964,[8][9][10] he was eventually cleared,[11] and was an immediate success — making his debut (kicking one of Geelong's six goals) against Footscray on 6 June 1964.
He won Geelong's best-and-fairest in 1966, and was second in the Brownlow Medal in 1968 before returning to Perth at the age of 27.
[14] After retiring, Marshall worked in real estate development.
[15] He founded the popular Perth gay nightclub Connections on the suggestion of a friend.