[1] Marshall later was part of the Super Bowl XXVI-winning Washington Redskins team, and also played for the Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals before finishing his career with the New York Jets.
[4] Future fellow NFL star Cris Collinsworth played quarterback on Astronaut's football team during Marshall's freshman year.
[10] In 1985, the Bears, behind one of the most celebrated defenses in league history, finished the regular season 15–1, shut out both opponents in the playoffs, and beat the New England Patriots 46–10 in Super Bowl XX.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, snow began to fall at Soldier Field, eliciting loud applause from the Bears fans in attendance.
Marshall picked up the loose football and, alongside William "the Refrigerator" Perry, ran 52 yards through the falling snow.
In his twelve NFL seasons, Marshall recorded forty-five sacks and intercepted twenty-three passes, which he returned for 304 yards and three touchdowns.
His health has declined as the years progressed, but Marshall has refused to receive surgery to repair his injured spine, shoulder, and knees.
[13] Marshall prevailed in his long-pending dispute over his entitlement to total disability benefits from the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan in 2008.
[14][15] Marshall lived in the Washington DC suburbs after retirement until moving back to his hometown of Titusville, Florida several years later.