Nationality American Name Roy Marble Education University of Iowa College Iowa (1985–1989) Weight 86 kg | Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Height 1.98 m Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Role Basketball player Children Roy Devyn Marble | |
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Born December 13, 1966
Flint, Michigan ( 1966-12-13 ) High school Beecher (Flint, Michigan) NBA draft 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall Died September 11, 2015, Lansing, Michigan, United States Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
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Roy Lane Marble, Jr. (December 13, 1966 – September 11, 2015) was an American professional basketball player, 6'6" tall, who played as a shooting guard/small forward - most popularly known as a swingman.
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- Mhsaa boys basketball finals flint beecher legend roy marble
- Roy marble 1989 senior tribute video
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After playing four seasons at the University of Iowa from 1985 to 1989, Marble left the college as Iowa's all-time leading scorer with 2,116 points, Marble was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft, playing for the club during his rookie year (24 games, scoring a total of 51 points).
He also had a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets during the 1993–94 season, appearing in 5 games.
Roy marble 1989 senior tribute video
Personal life
Roy Marble's son, Devyn Marble, followed in his father's footsteps to Iowa and the NBA. Devyn and his father were the first father-son duo in Big Ten history to each score 1,000 points.
In August 2014, Marble was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that began in his lungs. He was publicly vocal about his struggle with this terminal disease, while relocating his family from Iowa to his home state of Michigan.
Roy Marble died of cancer on September 11, 2015 at the age of 48.
