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Marv Luster, footballer
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Marv Luster, footballer

Marvin Luster ‑ an American professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for fourteen years – passed away on May 25, 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Luster was selected originally by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960 NFL Draft. He starred as a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes. With the Alouettes he won the 1974 Grey Cup. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. In November, 2006, he was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#35) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. He resided in Atlanta. Luster died of complications of COVID-19 at an assisted living facility in Matthews, North Carolina.