Tiny Marlow graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1955. In 1965, his older brother, Alfred B. Marlow, asked him to work as weigh master and work scoring tables for the Wood County Small Fry Wrestling Association. Soon thereafter, Tiny Marlow became President and then Treasurer of the Wood County Small Fry Wrestling Association, the positions he served for almost 20 years. He also coached in the program for years, and was official scorer of the Wood County Junior High Tournament for many years as well as directing many other K-12 wrestling competitions. Tiny established the West Virginia Junior State Championships in 1978, which is a now major fundraiser for the small fry association. Steve Grimm, presently serving as Wood County Assessor, has said "Tiny made the Wood County Small Fry Program self-supporting." Tiny Marlow "retired" from the Wood County Small Fry Association in 1984, but he continued as a devoted booster of PHS wrestling. In fact, the 1990-91 PHS wrestling program was dedicated to him. Coach Joe Handlan, Jr. once stated, "You just can't beat Tiny. Many wrestlers in West Virginia have affectionately dubbed Tiny Marlow as Mr. Wrestling." Tiny resides in Parkersburg, with his loving and devoted wife, Betty (45 years). They have three children, Michael, John and Rebecca. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame honors Vernon E. "Tiny" Marlow with a "Lifetime Service to Wrestling" award, class of 2006.