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Marshal Yanda

マーシャル・ヤンダ　/　まーしゃる・やんだ

American american football player

September 15, 1984 (age 41)　・　Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Iowa
American football player

My Take

Yanda is exactly the kind of athlete I find easy to admire and easy to overlook. Thirteen seasons, one franchise, the Baltimore Ravens, all spent at guard, a position that earns no glory and absorbs the ugliest collisions on every snap. From a small Iowa town through a community college to a third-round draft pick to genuine excellence, his is a grinder's arc with no shortcuts. At 191 cm he was the unseen wall protecting his quarterback and clearing his runners. I reserve my deepest respect for craftsmen who do the hard, unglamorous work in silence, and that's Yanda to the core.

Overview

Marshal John Yanda (born September 15, 1984) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 13-year career as a guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Marshal Yanda
Name (Japanese): マーシャル・ヤンダ
Reading: まーしゃる・やんだ
Born: September 15, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rat
Origin: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: North Iowa Area Community College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80

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