Marvin Duane "Ace" Burns (July 6, 1928 – June 24, 1990) was an American water polo player who competed for Fullerton Junior College, the University of Southern California and the Whittier Swim Club Polo Team, and played for the U.S. in both the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

[1] Burns was born in Santa Ana, California on July 6, 1928, and attended Fullerton High School.

[2] He swam and played water polo for the Fullerton Junior College Hornets where he was managed by Hall of Fame Coach James R. "Jimmy" Smith.

[6] In 1947, while playing for Fullerton Junior College, Burns was named first string Center Forward on the All Southern California team, and scored 25 goals in the season.

[9][10] After Fullerton, Burns played water polo for the University of Southern California Trojans, where he was twice named an All-American.