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Born: | Oakland, California | February 26, 1979
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | CB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
College | Fresno State |
High school | McClymonds (Oakland, California) |
Career history | |
As player | |
2004–2014 | BC Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2008 |
CFL West All-Star | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 |
Career stats | |
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Dante Marsh (born February 26, 1979) is a former Canadian football cornerback who spent 11 seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Marsh attended college at Fresno State. He is currently the Cornerbacks Coach at Contra Costa College (San Pablo).
Marsh had a brief stint with the NFL's Tennessee Titans in 2001, but missed the whole season due to injury. The BC Lions signed him as a free agent in 2004, in which Marsh recorded his career-high 61 tackles. In 2005, he started all 18 games, and had 47 defensive tackles and 7 special teams tackles. In 2006, Marsh had a career-high 4 interceptions as well as 52 tackles. He helped BC win the 2006 Grey Cup. Marsh is regarded as one of the best cornerbacks in the CFL and he was named a CFL All-Star in 2008. Entering his 10th season as a BC Lion, at age 34, he was awarded a contract extension. Marsh has 33 career interceptions and 3 defensive touchdowns. [1] He became a free agent in late 2014.
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