Everette Marshall

Everette Marshall represents an era in sports few modern fans recall.

The burly wrestler’s entry into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1967, however, was no surprise to the selection committee since support for the La Junta rancher-farmer had been building up since the Denver Chamber of Commerce first brought the hall into existence.

Marshall wrestled professionally for over eighteen years, and held the world’s title over a three-year period.

He might have been a professional football player if that sport had been as widespread in scope as it is today. He played tackle for the state champion La Junta High School Tigers in 1925 and went into the finals by defeating Earl “Dutch” Clark’s Pueblo Central in the semi-finals.