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FUTURE HALL OF FAMER MARSHALL FAULK TO CONTINUE
COMMITMENT TO ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY
--Since joining the Rams in 1999, Marshall has provided more than $835,000 to
inner-city youth; and his efforts will continue –
ST. LOUIS – A future Hall of Fame running back, Marshall Faulk’s on the field
accomplishments have been matched only by his philanthropic efforts, which Marshall has
pledged to continue beyond his retirement from the game.
To date, Marshall has provided more than $835,000 in financial assistance as well as hands-on
involvement with inner-city youth and underprivileged children in St. Louis, New Orleans and
San Diego as well as a few other cities through the Marshall Faulk Foundation. As part of those
efforts, Faulk joined with the Rams Foundation to establish the Rams 28 Club, an incentivebased
program for children living in public housing that rewards them for making positive
choices in and out of the classroom.
“It’s important to me because I see myself as those kids,” said Marshall. “I grew up in an innercity;
I am a product of it. You just don’t have a lot of direction sometimes. I just try to give
them the beliefs and dreams and let them know that I was sitting in that chair some years ago
and you can make it.”
Since the Rams 28 Club’s inception in 1999, more than 1,000 inner-city youth have heard
Marshall’s message of hope and determination. Participants include children from St. Charles
Boys & Girls Club (St. Charles), Cochran Community Center (St. Louis), Beyond Housing
Castle Point Center (St. Louis), Jackie Joyner-Kersee Boys & Girls Club (East St. Louis) and
Christian Activity Center (East St. Louis).
In addition to his work with the Rams 28 Club, the Marshall Faulk Foundation has also
committed time and resources to organizations and programs including the Right Step shoe
program, a division of the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation; Lift for Life Gym; American
Liver Foundation and Berkeley North County Athletic Association.
Marshall has also been a long-time supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation by granting
wishes to sick children as well as assisting the Rams in raising more than $250,000 for the
organization.
Marshall’s generosity has extended to his hometown of New Orleans. A product of the Desire
Street Housing Projects 9th Ward, Marshall helped to fund a recreation center in his old neighborhood and contributed $40,000 to the Desire Street Ministries, an organization focused
on indigenous leadership development for the youth.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Marshall hosted numerous fundraisers to assist with the
city’s rebuilding efforts and donated an additional $70,000 to the Desire Street area. He also
teamed up with Feed the Children, an international hunger relief organization, to distribute
food, personal care items and toys to hungry children and families.
Additionally, Marshall has been active in San Diego, where he attended college at San Diego
State. In San Diego, Marshall has partnered with Easter Seals of Southern California to
establish the Marshall Faulk Technology Center. The Center provides people with disabilities,
as well as the community at large, the opportunity to become computer literate and gain a
higher level of independence.
Now, as Marshall enters retirement, he will continue to add to his off the field legacy, within the
St. Louis community and beyond.