Roy Marble
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 13, 1966 Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Beecher (Flint, Michigan) |
| College | Iowa (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Pro career | 1989–1995 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 23 |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1990 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1990–1991 | Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets (CBA) |
| 1991–1992 | Tri-City Chinook (CBA) |
| 1993 | Montreal Dragons (Canada) |
| 1993 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever (CBA) |
| 1993 | Quad City Thunder (CBA) |
| 1994 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1994 | Tri-City Chinook (CBA) |
| 1994–1995 | Shreveport Crawdads (CBA) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Roy Lane Marble, Jr. (born December 13, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player, 6'6" tall, who played as swingman.
After playing four seasons at the University of Iowa (1985–86 – 1988–89), leaving college as the first in total points in its history, with 2116,[1] 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.
Personal life
Roy Marble's son, Roy Devyn Marble, is also a former member of the Iowa Hawkeye basketball team who now plays for the NBA's Orlando Magic. Roy Devyn Marble and his father were the first father-son duo in Big Ten history to each score 1,000 points.[2]
In August 2014, Marble was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that began in his lungs.[3] He has been publicly vocal about his struggle with this terminal disease, while relocating his family from Iowa to his home state of Michigan.
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He currently lives in Cedar Rapids and has been charged with Domestic abuse and Numerous drug charges.