only one of three PATs in a 22–3 Houston win. Marcol remained with the Oilers for the rest of the season, but did not play again due to Fritsch's return. Post-football years On 14 February 1986, Marcol attempted suicide by drinking a mixture of battery acid, rat poison, and vodka, which severely damaged his esophagus. He had his esophagus stretched as treatment. Marcol is a resident of the Upper Peninsula community of Dollar Bay, Michigan. He has a wife and three children. He slowly recovered from his addictions, but still suffers from hepatitis C and a heart condition. He works on weekends as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor near his home. Marcol published a memoir in September 2011 entitled Alive and Kicking: My Journey Through Football, Addiction and Life. He discusses his childhood, immigration to the United States, playing for the Packers, and his fall from grace. References Living people 1949 births 21st-century memoirists 21st-century Polish male writers American football placekickers Green Bay Packers players Hillsdale Chargers football players Houston Oilers players National Conference Pro Bowl players People from Imlay City, Michigan Sportspeople from Opole Sportspeople from Metro Detroit Players of American football from Michigan Polish players of American football Polish emigrants to the United States Polish memoirists