Roy Marble
Roy Lane Marble, Jr. (born December 13, 1966 in Flint, Michigan) 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, Marble was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft, playing for the club during the 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.
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Famous quotes containing the words roy and/or marble:
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched seabeams glitter in the dark near the Tennhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die.”
—David Webb Peoples, U.S. screenwriter, and Ridley Scott. Roy Batty, Blade Runner, final words before dying—as an android he had a built-in life span that expired (1982)
“Where the statue stood
Of Newton with his prism and silent face,
The marble index of a mind for ever
Voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone.”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)