Born in 1953, Marshall Dill is a native of Detroit and a 1971 graduate of Northern High School

Northern High School (Detroit, Michigan)

Northern High School was a high school in Detroit, Michigan. The school was a part of Detroit Public Schools. By the late 2000s Detroit Northern closed.-Distinguished alumni:* Derrick Coleman , NBA basketball player...

; Dill enjoyed a stellar career as one of the most successful interscholastic track and field

Track and field

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 athletes in United States

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 history.

For the record: 1971

1971 was nothing less than a phenomenal year for Northern High School senior Marshall Dill; by season's end, his laurels would include:

• State and National High School Track Athlete of the Year.
• Ranked 4th Globally at 200 meters (:20.39 seconds)
• Ranked 5th Globally at 100 meters (:10.10 seconds)
• U.S. High School Record at 100 meters and 200 meters
• Three Michigan High School Athletic Association
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   titles; 100 yards, 220 yards, and 880 yard relay
• First place at the Golden West Meet of Champions, 100 yards and 220 yards
• Fourth place at the National AAU
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   Championships, 220 yards
• Second place at the Pan American Games
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  , 200 meters

Of particular note is Marshall Dill's winning time in the 220 yard dash at the 1971 MHSAA

Michigan High School Athletic Association

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 Championships (converted to :20.5 seconds for 200 meters) - a mark that still stands as the Michigan high school record.

Collegiate career

After accepting an athletic scholarship

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 to Michigan State University

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, Marshall Dill picked up right where he left off in high school; winning a total of eleven indoor and outdoor Big Ten Conference

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 titles in the sprint and relay events - including four consecutive conference championships in the outdoor 220 yard dash. In 1972, Marshall Dill led Michigan State to Big Ten Team Championships in both indoor and outdoor track; that same year, MSU finished second (by one point) to the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

A three-time All-American for the Spartans, Dill's self-proclaimed career pinnacle was winning the 1973 NCAA outdoor title at 200 meters. Track and field aficionados would argue Marshall Dill's greatest accomplishment to be the World Record he set while running the indoor 300-yard dash in 1973. As fitting tribute to his considerable accolades and contributions, Marshall Dill was honored with induction to the Michigan State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.