Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He played in the Black Baseball League, the Negro National League I, the Independent Clubs, the NSL Championship Series, the Negro Southern League, the Negro National League II, the NNL II Championship Series, the NAL Championship Series, and the Negro American League. He was born as William James Marshall to Elmar Marshall and his wife Georgia L. Gandy Marshall in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 7, 1908. He was educated locally and later attended the prestigious Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio, before pursuing a professional baseball career. He began his professional baseball career playing for the Dayton Marcos from 1926 to 1927, the NNL All-Stars in 1929, and with a couple of minor travelling teams. He played the positions of second baseman, rightfielder, and third baseman, with the Chicago American Giants making his professional baseball debut with them in 1932. He continued to play with the Chicago American Giants through the rest of the baseball season of 1932. The 5'9" and 172lbs second baseman, rightfielder, and third baseman, also played for the Chicago American Giants from 1933 to 1938, the Philadelphia Stars in 1936, the Kansas City Monarchs in 1938, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns in 1944. His 162 Game Average consisted of 262 Games Played, 662 Plate Appearances, 577 At Bats, 83 Runs Scored, 152 Hits, 19 Doubles, 6 Triples, 3 Homeruns, 69 Runs Batted In, 16 Stolen Bases, 0 Caught Stealing, 54 Walks, 0 Strikeouts, 0 Intentional Walks, 9 Hit By Pitch, 23 Sacrifice Hits, 0 Sacrifice Flies, 0 Grounded Into Double Plays, .264 Batting Average, .336 On Base Percentage, .334 Slugging Percentage, .670 On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage, and 94 Adjusted On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage. He also toured with a baseball team in Canada, and was signed to a roster to play for a baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, but he played for a white semi-pro baseball team in Elgin, Illinois, and with the Palmer House All-Stars. During his professional baseball career, he also played in several competitions and tournaments and was chosen for the West roster to play in the first East-West Game in 1933 but he ended up not playing, and he was named an NNL All-Star in 1933. His other nicknames include 'Jack.' After leaving his professional baseball career, he took up the sport of bowling and opened up a bowling alley with fellow Negro Leagues Baseball Player Theodore Roosevelt "Terrible Ted" Page (1903-1984), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also worked as a laborer in Chicago, Illinois for a time. He passed away in Chicago, Illinois, on August 31, 1990, at the age of 82. Following his death, his funeral service was held through Metropolitan Funeral Parlors Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, and he was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. He was married but was widowed by the time of his death. He had one child, a son named Billy Marshall (1931-1995).