Alex Scarborough Oct 22, 2026, 08:51 PM ET

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Graduate of Auburn University.

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and Southern University coach Marshall Faulk has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Faulk, 53, revealed his diagnosis on a podcast Wednesday. He said that with medication, he is not experiencing "issues" beyond hand rigidity, which he believes hasn't gotten worse in the year and a half he has been dealing with the disease, and "little tremors."

Faulk told Dr. Sandeep Thakkar on the show "The Caring Neurologist" that in discussing his illness, "I want to help as many people as I can."

Faulk played more than 10 seasons in the NFL, first with the Indianapolis Colts and then with the St. Louis Rams , with whom he won a Super Bowl and was named Most Valuable Player.…