Marshall Faulk

Sport: Football

Induction Year: 2009

Induction Year: 2009

Marshall Faulk was one of the NFL’s most dynamic running backs during a brilliant 12-year career with the Indianapolis Colts (1994-98) and St. Louis Rams (1999-2005). The New Orleans native and Carver High graduate was a three-time AP All-Pro pick and seven-time Pro Bowl selection. He was named by the AP as the NFL MVP in 2000 and was the AP’s Offensive Player of the Year from 1999 to 2001. He was also the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1994 after being the second overall pick in the draft. He piled up seven 1,000-yard rushing seasons, gaining more than 1,300 yards on the ground for four straight years (1998 to 2001). The last three came as a member of the Rams, whose offense was dubbed “The Greatest Show on Turf.” Faulk, who played in 176 games with 156 starts, finished his career with 12,279 rushing yards, which ranked ninth all-time going into the 2008 season. He averaged a healthy 4.3 yards a carry on 2,836 career attempts. A fine receiver out of the backfield, he caught 767 passes for 6,875 yards — giving him 19,154 total yards from scrimmage and placing him fourth on the all-time list. He set the NFL single-season record in 1999 with 2,429 yards from scrimmage, helping the Rams to the playoffs and a win in Super Bowl XXXIV. That year was his best as a pro as he rushed for 1,381 yards (5.5 average) and caught a career-high 87 passes for 1,048 yards (12.0 average), gaining an amazing 7.1 yards every time he touched the ball. Faulk scored 136 career TDs (100 rushing, 36 receiving), which ranked fourth going into the 2008 season. In 2000, he scored a then-NFL record 26 TDs and is the NFL record-holder with seven career two-point conversions. As a San Diego State freshman in 1991, he rushed for 386 yards and seven TDs in his second career game — both NCAA records for freshman. He scored an NCAA record 62 career touchdowns.