Tom Marshall (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tom Marshall (basketball)

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Thomas Marshall (born January 6, 1931) is an American former basketball player and coach.
He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mt.
Juliet, Tennessee.
He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a two-time All-American.
His number 41 is one of only six retired at Western Kentucky.
He was named to the OVC Half-Century Team and the OVC 40th Anniversary team.
A 6'4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the seventh pick of the 1954 NBA draft.
After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955–56 season.
In a four-year NBA career, he played for the Royals (in both Rochester and Cincinnati), as well as for the Detroit Pistons.
In his final year as a player (1958–59) he served as a player-coach; then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959–60) after retiring from playing.
The Royals would eventually become the Sacramento Kings many years after his retirement.