Amos Marsh Amos Marsh , Jr . ( May 7 , 1939 – 1992 ) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions . He played college football at Oregon State University . Amos attended , and graduated from high school at Wallowa High School in Wallowa , Oregon , as did his brother Frank . Frank also went on to play professional football and then into professional basketball . Early years . Marsh was the starting running back at Wallowa High School , contributing to the team ' s Tu - Valley football co - championship in 1957 . Which was a three way tie with Enterprise and Union , but only Wallowa advanced to the state playoffs after a vote by the league ' s school superintendents . As a sprinter and long jump er in track , Marsh helped Wallowa win the 1957 State Class " B " title . During those years , he developed a famous rivalry with Jim Puckett from Cove High School . The two raced in the 100 yard dash competition , with Puckett winning every contest , making Marsh the 100 - yard dash state runner up three times ( 1956 – 1958 ) . The 100 - yard dash is no longer practiced and was run from 1927 to 1977 . In his senior year , he was part of the East – West Shrine Game . College years . Marsh accepted an Oregon State University track and field scholarship , where he competed as a sprinter , hurdler and a broad jump er . In college , he repeatedly beat Puckett , who ran representing the University of Oregon . He also played football as a wingback , halfback , split end and kicker . He was part of the No . 6 ranked University of Southern California upset 14 - 0 at the Los Angeles Coliseum on September 16 , 1960 . The Trojans were ranked No . 1 in the preseason by Playboy magazine and it was the last time an OSU team experienced victory at USC . As a senior , he was shifted to split end but didn ' t experience much success , caching only 10 passes . Professional Football . Dallas Cowboys . Marsh was signed as a rookie undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1961 , because they were impressed by his speed . Back then his nicknames were " Moose " and " Forward Marsh " . He started his career as a wide receiver and special teams player . In 1962 to take advantage of his size and speed , he was moved to fullback , playing alongside Don Perkins where he became one of the league top 10 rushers with 802 yards and a 5 . 6 yards average per carry . That year he also set the franchise record for the longest kickoff return with 101 yards , a record that was broken by Alexander Wright 29 years later in 1991 . The play came against the Philadelphia Eagles , when the Cowboys became the first NFL team in history to produce two 100 - yard plays in the same game : a 100 yard interception return for a touchdown by strong safety Mike Gaechter and the 101 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Marsh . Marsh ' s production regressed during the following years , leading the Cowboys to trade him to the Detroit Lions in 1965 after the team acquired fullback J . D . Smith . Detroit Lions . Playing as a fullback in 1965 , he led the Lions in rushing with 405 yards . Atlanta Falcons . After three seasons with the Lions , he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 , retiring before the season started . Personal life . He died in 1992 after suffering a series of strokes , because of his diabetes condition . He was 53 years old .