Comes to the Texans from the University of San Francisco where he made his letter four straight years. His last game as a collegiate player was also his school's last game, for the University of San Francisco has since dropped out of football competition. Marchetti was chosen for the All-Conference team of 1950 and made the All-Catholic and All Conference teams in 1951; latter year he was also chosen for the East-West All Star game. Gino's prowess is not confined to the gridiron; he was a member of both his high-school and college track teams and played high school basketball. He has two battle stars to show for two years in Army.